Upgrading Questions

ZackJones · Post by **ZackJones** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:43 am

Greetings,

I'm getting ready to upgrade from Vault/Dragnet to Fortress but have some questions first.

1 - We currently host Vault/Dragnet databases on SQL Server 2000 machine and I want to move that to SQL Server 2005 machine and then do the fortress upgrade. Is the process as simple as (1) uninstall vault and dragnet keeping database for both (2) detaching databases on 2000 machine, moving them to 2005 machine and the attaching them?

2 - Once moved to the 2005 machine can Fortress use SQL Server database mail to send out emails or do I still need to use the old SMTP server method?

3 - I'm currently one version behind on Vault (3.5.1 instead of 3.5.2) should I upgrade to 3.5.2 before upgrading to Fortress? I'm pretty sure Dragnet is current, 1.0.7, I believe is what I have installed.

4 - I assume all users should first unstall Vault client before installing Fortress client?

Any other gotchas I should be aware of before I upgrade?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Beth · Post by **Beth** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:22 am

1) You can either perform the detach, move, and attach or you can perform a backup and then restore. For myself, I use a backup restore method when switching between 2000 and 2005.

2) We're still using an SMTP server.

3) You can upgrade from 3.5.1 without an additional step.

4) That's correct.

Make sure you make a backup of both of your databases before upgrading just in case.

ZackJones · Post by **ZackJones** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:57 am

Beth,

Thanks for the reply I appreciate your feedback.

Follow up and very important question for us. Does Fortress support external submissions through a web service like Dragnet did? If so is there a sample I can look at to see the difference or would it help if I posted sample code that we use now?

Beth · Post by **Beth** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:53 pm

It still supports external submissions. When you create a project, you set the option to allow external submissions to that project. Then try using the url of http://<fortress server>/Fortress/External/AddItemExternal.aspx.

ZackJones · Post by **ZackJones** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:15 am

Hi Beth,

The external submissions page is not the same as submitting items using the webservice. We're using code very similar to that shown in the Dragnet knowledge base article "Examples for AddItemExternal() Web Service API" found http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=2568

Beth · Post by **Beth** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:43 pm

Yes, the API is still there. Commands can be found at the URLs

Tasks: http://<fortress server>/fortress/DragnetWebService.asmx
Source Control: http://<fortress server>/vaultservice/VaultService.asmx

ZackJones · Post by **ZackJones** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:08 am

Beth,

Thanks, so much, for all of your help!

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