Gonzalo Gonzalez
Mar 25, 2010
  3505
(0 votes)

Upgrading an EPiServer CMS 5 R2 SP2 Site to CMS6 when running Oracle

If you’re running your EPiServer CMS 5 R2 SP2 site on Oracle and want to get all the advantages of CMS 6, you can easily upgrade the site using the these files:

1. The zip packet includes 3 files:

              - Upgrade Site.metadata

              - Upgrade Site (Oracle).ps1

              - Upgrade_Oracle_5sp2To6.sql

              - EPiServerUpgrade.CMS5.dll

2. Copy the 'Upgrade Site.metadata' and 'Upgrade Site (Oracle).ps1' files to the <Program Files>\ EPiServer\CMS\6.0.530.0\Upgrade\System Scripts folder as shown below:

image

3. Copy the EPiServerUpgrade.CMS5.dll file to the <Program Files>\ EPiServer\CMS\6.0.530.0\Install\Tools folder. Note that this should replace the existing one.

On a 64 bit operation system the EPiServer folder hive is located in the <Program Files (x86)> folder.

4. Copy the sql file to a convenient folder as it will be needed in step 6 below.

5. The EPiServerUpgrade.CMS5.dll file needs to be registered in the machine's Global Assembly Cache. To do this run the following command from a command prompt (Administrator privileges will be required for this on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2). This also implies that the gacutil utility is also installed on the current computer:

    - gacutil -i "<Program Files>\ EPiServer\CMS\6.0.530.0\Install\Tools\EPiServerUpgrade.CMS5.dll"

Replace the <Program Files> part with your actual program files (or program files x86) folder path.

6. First you should upgrade the database with the latest schema. It is very important to ensure you back-up your CMS database before you perform the following steps.

    - Connect to your <OracleEpiserverUser> through sqlplus.exe.

    - Run the script Upgrade_Oracle_5sp2To6.sql from the location you copied it to.

    - Make sure you don’t get any error running this script.

7. Start the EPiServer Deployment Center and you should find a new option called “Upgrade site with Oracle database”:

image

Select this item and click on the 'Run' button. Now a list of possible CMS 5 R2 SP2 sites installed on the machine should be shown:

image

Select the site to be upgraded and click on 'Next'.

8. Once the deployment script has finished you should be able to browse your upgraded site. You’ll find a few look and feel differences in Edit and Admin mode plus the new shiny OnlineCenter as shown below:

image

Note: If you need to upgrade from an older version of CMS than CMS 5 R2 SP2  please contact us via support: support@ep.se

Enjoy the new version!!!!

Mar 25, 2010

Comments

Please login to comment.
Latest blogs
Creating an Optimizely CMS Addon - Adding an Editor Interface Gadget

In   Part One   of this series, I covered getting started with creating your own AddOn for Optimizely CMS 12. This covered what I consider to be an...

Mark Stott | Aug 30, 2024

Configure your own Search & Navigation timeouts

The main blog Configure your own Search & Navigation timeouts was posted for years but you need copy the code to your application. We now bring tho...

Manh Nguyen | Aug 30, 2024

Joining the Optimizely MVP Program

Andy Blyth has been honoured as an Optimizely MVP, recognising his contributions to the Optimizely community. Learn how this achievement will enhan...

Andy Blyth | Aug 29, 2024 | Syndicated blog

Welcome 2024 Summer OMVPs

Hello, Optimizely community! We are thrilled to announce and welcome the newest members to the Optimizely Most Valuable Professionals (OMVP) progra...

Patrick Lam | Aug 29, 2024

Create custom folder type in Edit Mode

Content Folders, which are located in assets pane gadget or multichannel content gadget, allow you to add any type of block or folders. But...

Grzegorz Wiecheć | Aug 28, 2024 | Syndicated blog

Creating an Optimizely AddOn - Getting Started

When Optimizely CMS 12 was launched in the summer of 2021, I created my first AddOn for Optimizely CMS and talked about some of the lessons I learn...

Mark Stott | Aug 28, 2024