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- +SME Inplace upgrade to 1712 
-===== SME Inplace upgrade to 1712 ===== +(Last Updated 23 August 2018)
-(Last Updated 6th April 2018)+
  
 The SME Enterprise File Fabric platform is shipped as a virtual appliance, this makes it easy to deploy. The new generation of Enterprise File Fabric has a more comprehensive way to upgrade.  Upgrades from v10.x SME appliance or later are accomplished without the need to redeploy a new virtual machine.  The SME Enterprise File Fabric platform is shipped as a virtual appliance, this makes it easy to deploy. The new generation of Enterprise File Fabric has a more comprehensive way to upgrade.  Upgrades from v10.x SME appliance or later are accomplished without the need to redeploy a new virtual machine. 
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 Please note that this procedure is written for systems that following "standard" supported deployment architectures, for advanced deployments please contact support. Please note that this procedure is written for systems that following "standard" supported deployment architectures, for advanced deployments please contact support.
  
-==== Prerequisites ====+## Prerequisites
  
 Ensure the following prerequisites are met before beginning an upgrade: Ensure the following prerequisites are met before beginning an upgrade:
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 During the upgrade, ongoing uploads will be cancelled and the site will be unavailable for a short duration, please schedule downtime accordingly. During the upgrade, ongoing uploads will be cancelled and the site will be unavailable for a short duration, please schedule downtime accordingly.
  
-=== Prepare for the upgrade ===+### Prepare for the upgrade
 To receive upgrades for File Fabric you will need a valid support contract. To receive upgrades for File Fabric you will need a valid support contract.
  
 Start by backing up the appliance. This upgrade will be an upgrade of both software and the database, please do not proceed without a good backup. SME does not support a database rollback, so if something does not go to plan, a system restore will be required. Start by backing up the appliance. This upgrade will be an upgrade of both software and the database, please do not proceed without a good backup. SME does not support a database rollback, so if something does not go to plan, a system restore will be required.
  
-=== Upgrade ===+## Upgrade
  
 Log into the SME appliance as smeconfiguser e.g.  Log into the SME appliance as smeconfiguser e.g.