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v5.4 (IIS)

Upgrading on IIS​

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If you are upgrading to 5.4+ on an SQL Server Database, you will need to make a change to your connectionString in your SSO and Cinchy appsettings.json. Adding TrustServerCertificate=True will allow you to bypass the certificate chain during validation.

Ex:

"SqlServer" : "Server=MyServer;Database=Cinchy;User ID=cinchy;Password=password;Trusted_Connection=False;Connection Timeout=30;Min Pool Size=10;TrustServerCertificate=True"

The following process can be run when upgrading any v5.x instance to v5.4 on IIS.

Prerequisites​

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If you have made custom changes to your deployment file structure, please contact your Support team before you upgrade your environments.

  • Download the latest Cinchy Artifacts from the Cinchy Releases Table > Release Artifacts column.

Depending on your current version, you may need to:

If you are upgrading from 5.0-5.3 to 5.4 on an SQL Server Database, you will need to make a change to your connectionString in your SSO and Cinchy appsettings.json. Adding TrustServerCertificate=True will allow you to bypass the certificate chain during validation.

Ex:

"SqlServer" : "Server=MyServer;Database=Cinchy;User ID=cinchy;Password=password;Trusted_Connection=False;Connection Timeout=30;Min Pool Size=10;TrustServerCertificate=True"
Current VersionRun the 5.2 Upgrade ScriptConnection String Changes (SQL Server DB)
5.0YesYes
5.1YesYes
5.2XYes
5.3XYes

Upgrade Process​

  1. Merge the following configs with your current instance configs:

    • Cinchy/web.config
    • Cinchy/appsettings.json
    • CinchySSO/appsettings.json
    • CinchySSO/web.config

  2. If you are upgrading to 5.4+ on an SQL Server Database, you will need to make a change to your connectionString in both your SSO and Cinchy appsettings.json. Adding TrustServerCertificate=True will allow you to bypass the certificate chain during validation.

    Ex:

    "SqlServer" : "Server=MyServer;Database=Cinchy;User ID=cinchy;Password=password;Trusted_Connection=False;Connection Timeout=30;Min Pool Size=10;TrustServerCertificate=True"

  3. Execute the following command:

iisreset -stop

  1. Replace the Cinchy and CinchySSO folders with the new build and your merged configs.

  2. Execute the following command:

iisreset -start
  1. Open your Cinchy URL in your browser.

7. Ensure you can log in.

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If you encounter an error during this process, restore your database backup and contact Cinchy Support.