Do I have to republish all the map services after upgrading ArcServer from 10.0 to .2

[dancheng]

I am just wondering do I need to republish all the map services if I upgrade ArcGIS Server 10.0 to 10.2.

Thanks,
Dan

[WilliamCraft]

Here is the answer to your question:

Services are not automatically migrated from version 10.0 to later versions. The migration path for these services is to re-create them using the newer version.

Source: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//0154000002p0000000

I'd recommend opening your 10.0 MXDs and performing a Save As to get them into a 10.2 MXD using a 10.2 ArcGIS Desktop client.  From there, you can re-publish them.  Make sure you register the data store(s) behind all of your MXDs with ArcGIS Server BEFORE publishing; otherwise server will attempt to make a copy of the data and ship it up to the server as local data.

[dancheng]

Thanks a lot. I have looked at the thread you sent. If it was from 10.1 to 10.2, I assume I do not need to republish everything ,right? since major changes occurred at 10.1.

Dan

Here is the answer to your question:

Services are not automatically migrated from version 10.0 to later versions. The migration path for these services is to re-create them using the newer version.

Source: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//0154000002p0000000

I'd recommend opening your 10.0 MXDs and performing a Save As to get them into a 10.2 MXD using a 10.2 ArcGIS Desktop client.  From there, you can re-publish them.  Make sure you register the data store(s) behind all of your MXDs with ArcGIS Server BEFORE publishing; otherwise server will attempt to make a copy of the data and ship it up to the server as local data.

[WilliamCraft · Accepted solution]

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