CS 2.1 SP2 - upgrade successful!
I upgraded nino.net tonight to Community Server 2.1, SP2 from CS 2.0. I was already running on ASP.NET 2.0, so that saved me a few steps.
I did my upgrade something like this:
- Download and unpack CS 2.1 SP2 (ASP.NET 2.0) bits.
- Get my host to back up my database.
- FTP down my database backup.
- FTP down my web bits and diff against what I have under version control in TFS.
- Update my web.config and CommunityServer.config files.
- Take a large drink of water (really, water) and a deep breath.
- Uploaded my App_Offline.htm file.
- Connect to my hosted SQL Server 2005 database via SQL Management Studio
- Ran cs_2.x_to_2.1_upgrade.sql via SQL MS.
- Waited (for disaster).
- Saw the [happy] green circle with the white checkmark and the words "Query completed successfuly". </gasp>
- Ran through the output in the message window. Hot damn! It really worked.
- Connected to my website with FileZilla and deleted all the CS 2.0 bits.
- Uploaded the CS 2.1 SP2 bits.
- Uploaded the assemblies for Scott Watermasysk's CS Modules
- (feeling optimistic at this point) Renamed App_Offline.htm to App_Offline.htm.foo
- Fired up IE and hit the site.
- w00t!
My first CS upgrade that has been completely painless. Nice. :-)