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ColdFusion V11 update 19 to ColdFusion 2021

  • May 5, 2021
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Hello Team,

 

Looking for some recommendations for best path to successfully move to CF 2021 on a new Windows 2019 Server. My  new Dev/UAT and Prod CF 2021  will be up and running in parallel to our current systems until cut over due to new MYSQL and Oracle server upgrades happening as well. After a fresh install of CF 2021 Ent, is there best way to copy/export configuration settings?  From a CF tasks, I know i can copy NEO*.xml files etc. I do have detail steps from V11 perspective which I am sure still apply from IIS work/copying code base/Certificate work/CF Admin work etc. Just wondering if anyone run into any gotchas during CF2021 install/known issues? 

 

Many thanks

 

Jose Duenas

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    Correct answer Charlie Arehart

    No, do not copy neo*.xml files from one CF verison to another. Bad idea. They often change in how they are formatted internally in small ways, and this leads to all sorts of subtle bugs, when folks don't report that this is what they did.

     

    Better to use the CAR file (ColdFusion Archive mechanism). For more on that and other aspects of migrating settings, there is a guide from Adobe for CF2021:
    https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/products/coldfusion/pdfs/cf2021/cf2021-migration-guide.pdf

     

    There was one for previous releases as well (mostly the same info). You can also watch the recording of a preso I did on the topic, with still more details:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d2UlfIyWXQ

     

    Hope that helps.

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    Charlie Arehart
    Charlie ArehartCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 7, 2021

    No, do not copy neo*.xml files from one CF verison to another. Bad idea. They often change in how they are formatted internally in small ways, and this leads to all sorts of subtle bugs, when folks don't report that this is what they did.

     

    Better to use the CAR file (ColdFusion Archive mechanism). For more on that and other aspects of migrating settings, there is a guide from Adobe for CF2021:
    https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/products/coldfusion/pdfs/cf2021/cf2021-migration-guide.pdf

     

    There was one for previous releases as well (mostly the same info). You can also watch the recording of a preso I did on the topic, with still more details:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d2UlfIyWXQ

     

    Hope that helps.

    /Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)
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    josed56603254Author
    Inspiring
    May 7, 2021

    Ty Charlie,  

     

    I believe there is actually an export option on CF tasks etc.  Regardless always appreciate

    the support. I will check out the links for sure.

     

    Jose

     

     

    Charlie Arehart
    Charlie Arehart
    Community Expert
    May 8, 2021

    Well, no, there's no export feature that's specific to scheduled tasks. Again, what you're likely thinking of is the cf car export feature I'd mentioned, that's covered in those docs and my talk.

     

    Yes, it can export any or all cf admin settings (using the car export page in the cf admin of one instance), creating a zip (having a. car extension), which can then be imported using the car import admin feature in another cf instance (even across cf versions).

    /Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)
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