Community Server 2008.5 Service Pack 2 supports the following installation scenarios:
- New installation. Obtain the Community Server 2008.5 SP2 from Support.
- Upgrade from an existing Community Server 2008.5 Service Pack 1.
Upgrade Notes
If you need to upgrade from a version of Community Server prior to 2008.5 SP1, then you must first upgrade to Community Server 2008.5 SP1, then apply SP2. The migration tools for CS 2008.5 SP1 are well-proven and stable; this is the smoothest path for you to move to CS 2008.5 SP2.
UPGRADE SCENARIOS
The following table describes how to upgrade your current version of Community Server to Community Server 2008.5 SP2.
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Community Server Version
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Instructions
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Community Server 2007 or higher running on SQL Server 2005
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- Upgrade to Community Server 2008.5 SP1 using the Upgrader tool.
- Apply CS 2008.5 SP2 to your CS 2008.5 SP1 installation.
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Community Server 2008.5 (without SP1) with SQL Server 2005
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- Apply CS 2008.5 SP1.
- Apply CS 2008.5 SP2.
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Community Server 2008.5 SP1 with SQL Server 2005
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Apply CS 2008.5 SP2.
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Upgrade instructions
For sites with no customizations:
Note: If desired, before applying the upgrade, use a tool such as BeyondCompare to examine all the differences between your current site's Web folder and the service pack's files.
- Back up your Community Server database.
- Back up your Web site's files.
- Copy the files from the Web folder of the Community Server SP3 distribution into your site'sWeb folder.
- Verify settings in connectionstrings.config file are correct.
- Apply the SQL upgrade script in the SQLScripts folder to your site's database.
- Reset your site's application pool via iisreset or by "touching" the web.config file.
For sites with customizations:
- Use a tool such as BeyondCompare or WinDiff to determine changes between all the files in your site's Web folder and the Web folder of the SP3 distribution. You will need to identify all changes and apply them manually or through a diffpatch.
- Back up your Community Server database.
- Back up your Web site's files.
- Apply the changes from step 1.
- Verify settings in connectionstrings.config file are correct.
- Apply the SQL upgrade script in the SQLScripts folder to your site's database.
- Reset your site's application pool via iisreset or by "touching" the web.config file.
SQL Server 2000 Users
At this time, the SQL patches included in SP2 are NOT compatible with SQL Server 2000. You can apply the binary updates and get the latest bug fixes; however, the performance changes in SP2's SQL scripts have not been ported back to SQL 2000.
If you have upgraded your Community Server install running on SQL Server 2000 to Community Server 2008.5 SP1, then you can apply the binary files over the top of that installation.