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May 28, 2012
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New Update for EPiServer CMS 6 R2

For partner developers: A new version of EPiServer CMS 6 R2 (6.1.379.502) has now been uploaded under the Download section on EPiServer World after some bug fixes. Follow the following installation instructions if you want to patch your existing installation. 

The download packages for Relate R2 and Overlook R2 have been updated to include the new installer for EPiServer CMS.

Beside a number of bug fixes we have also removed the need to update the database when applying this to existing R2 installations.

Patch Instructions for EPiServer CMS

Step 1: Unistall the existing EPiServer installation as follows:

  1. Backup your sites/database.
  2. Uninstall EPiServerFramework (6.2.267.1) from the Control Panel.
  3. Uninstall EPiServer CMS 6.1.379.0 from the Control Panel.
  4. Uninstall EPiServer Shared 1.1.409.0 from the Control Panel.

Step 2: Install EPiServer as follows:

  1. Install EPiServer Shared by running EPiServerShared.msi.
  2. Install EPiServer Framework by running EPiServerFramework.msi.
  3. Install EPiServer CMS by running EPiServerCMS.msi.

Step 3: Copy assemblies to bin folder as follows:

  1. Copy all assemblies from Program Files (x86)\EPiServer\CMS\6.1.379.0\bin to the site's bin folder.
  2. Copy all assemblies from Program Files (x86)\EPiServer\Framework\6.2.267.1\bin to the site's bin folder.

Patch Instructions for EPiServer Relate

Step 1: Unistall the existing EPiServer installation as follows:

  1. Backup your sites/database.
  2. Uninstall EPiServerFramework (6.2.267.1) from the Control Panel.
  3. Uninstall EPiServer CMS 6.1.379.0 from the Control Panel.
  4. Uninstall EPiServer Shared 1.1.409.0 from the Control Panel.

Step 2: Unistall existing EPiServer Community and EPiServer Search installation as follows:

  1. Uninstall EPiServer Community 4.1.517.358 from the Control Panel.
  2. Uninstall EPiServer Search 1.0.517.275 from the Control Panel.

Step 3: Unistall existing EPiServer Mail installation as follows:

  1. Uninstall EPiServer Mail 5.1.343.270 from the Control Panel.

Step 4: Install EPiServer CMS as follows:

  1. Install EPiServer Shared by running EPiServerShared.msi.
  2. Install EPiServer Framework by running EPiServerFramework.msi.
  3. Install EPiServer CMS by running EPiServerCMS.msi.

Step 5: Install EPiServer Community as follows:

  1. Install EPiServer Community by running EPiServerCommunity.msi.

Step 6: Install EPiServer Search as follows:

  1. Install EPiServer Search CMS by running EPiServerSearch.msi.

Step 7: Install EPiServer Mail as follows:

  1. Install EPiServer Mail by running EPiServerMail.msi.

Step 8: Copy assemblies to bin folder as follows:

  1. Copy all assemblies from Program Files (x86)\EPiServer\CMS\6.1.379.0\bin to the site's bin folder.
  2. Copy all assemblies from Program Files (x86)\EPiServer\CommonFramework\4.1.517.383\bin to the site's bin folder.
  3. Copy all assemblies from ProgramFiles (x86)\EPiServer\Community\4.1.517.358\bin to the site's bin folder.
  4. Copy all assemblies from Program Files (x86)\EPiServer\Framework\6.2.267.1\bin to the site's bin folder.
  5. Copy all assemblies (*) from Program Files (x86)\EPiServer\Mail\5.1.343.270\bin to the sites' bin folder.
  6. Copy all assemblies from Program Files (x86)\EPiServer\Search\1.0.517.275\bin to the site's bin folder.

(*) except the following assemblies:
EPiServer.Mail.Sources.EPiServer.dll
EPiServer.Mail.Sources.Sample.dll
EPiServer.Mail.Sources.Sample.Web.dll

Version Information

Assembly Version:

  • fx: 6.2.267.1
  • cms: 6.1.379.0
  • fxCommon: 4.1.517.383
  • Community: 4.1.517.358
  • Mail: 5.1.343.270
  • Search: 1.0.517.275

Assembly File Version:

  • fx: 6.2.267.500
  • cms: 6.1.379.502
  • fxCommon: 4.1.517.500
  • Community: 4.1.517.500
  • Mail: 5.1.343.500
  • Search: 1.0.517.500
May 28, 2012