You can install the latest release of Revit Server on the same computer where previous versions are installed.
You can also install a previous version of Revit Server on the same computer where you have installed the latest release of Revit Server.
Important: Regardless of whether you install Revit Server 2016 before or after an older version, to prevent data loss or corruption, it is essential that there be separate, version-specific Cache and Projects root directories, log files, and program files.
In the first scenario, where a previous version is already present when you install Revit Server 2016, the install program will automatically detect that previous version and the directories it uses, and you will be blocked from configuring Revit Server 2016 to use those directories or any directories or subdirectories that conflict. However, there is no such safeguard in the second scenario, where you are installing a previous version on a computer where Revit Server 2016 has already been installed. In this case, you must ensure that each version has its own Cache and Projects directories and that there is no overlap; that is, one cannot be a subdirectory of the other or the same as the other. For example, any of the following 3 setups for the Projects directories would result in data loss or corruption:
| 2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 Location |
2016 Location |
|---|
| C:\MyRevitServerData\Projects |
C:\MyRevitServerData\Projects |
| C:\MyRevitServerData\Projects |
C:\MyRevitServerData\Projects\2016 |
| C:\MyRevitServerData\Projects |
C:\MyRevitServerData\ |
An example of a valid setup:
| 2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 Location |
2016 Location |
|---|
| C:\MyRevitServerData\Projects |
C:\MyRevitServerData\Projects_2016 |
Upgrading Models
A model created using a previous version of
Revit Architecture,
Revit Structure,
Revit MEP, and
Autodesk Revit can be upgraded to the current version in either of the following ways:
- Use Windows file transfer to copy the model from the projects area of the previous version of Revit Server to the Revit Server 2016 projects area, open the model, and perform a synchronize with central operation. Note that no administrative operations can be performed on the model in Revit Server Administrator 2016 until the synchronization has been completed. Note also that the model (and all of its subfolders and their contents) must have full access to CREATOR OWNER and NETWORK SERVICE in order to function correctly in the new location.
- On the previous version Revit application workstation, detach the model from central, and then open it using the 2016 Revit application workstation, and synchronize with central.