Upgrade from RoboServer 8 to 9

[kdlambert]

I've been asked to provide upgrade instructions from RoboServer 8 to RoboServer 9 for my IT department. Adobe has instructions for installing RoboServer 9 fresh, but I can only find this one topic on migrating data:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/RoboHelp/9.0/RoboEngine/WSbe3e657580667f14-a060fa912c5da67e0a-8000.html. Is it as simple as uninstalling v8, installing v9 fresh, then migrating the data? Any tips or documented steps would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Check Colum’s website – robocolumn.com ?

[kdlambert]

I looked there, and he only makes reference to the migration steps. If that's the only caveat, perhaps I'm searching too hard...

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

What about posting in the RoboServer forum?

[RoboColum_n_]

Hi. You only need to install the RoboHelp Server 9 application. The migration utility I mention on my site is just a way of geting the data from your RoboHelp Server 8 installation into the new version. The beauty of this is that it doesn't matter if you have removed the RoboHelp Server 9 application first as the usage data remains.

[RoboColum_n_]

I meant to add that you the RoboHelp Server 9 Reviewers Guide is well worth reading. You can find it here:

http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/products/robohelpserver/pdf/AdobeRoboHelpServer9_Reviewers...

[kdlambert]

Thanks, everyone! I have the info I need now.