Updating Server

Owned by Stuart Morris (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Feb 25, 2020 by Austin Graham

The installer for the FIMServer handles most of the install work for an update.  The only things to note are:

  1. Make a backup of your web.config file and after the installer runs either copy the contents to the new web config or replace it with your backup.
  2. Make sure you choose the install folder to be the same as the existing one.

Once the installer is finished, it's good practice to confirm that the service is working by visiting the asmx file.  https://yourserver.com/FIMServer/FormsServiceJSON.asmx

Once there, click on getEnvironmentVariables and then click Invoke.  This will automatically perform all server side validations on the database state and run any necessary updates to the schema.


Error connecting to FormsServiceJSON.asmx

Some older versions of the Forms inMotion server may not properly delete existing binaries when updating.  If you see an error the first time you go to the FormsServiceJSON.asmx page, try deleting the full content of the FIMServer folder and run the installer again.