Upgrading PowerBI Report Server from Sep2019 to Jan2020 version

[Anonymous]

We are planning to upgrade PowerBI Report Server from Sep2019 to Jan2020 version (i.e. 1.6.7236.4246 version to 1.6.7364.4075 ).

We have several dashboards and reports created by various persons & groups. Please advise if there is any risk in this upgrade in terms of these dashboards 

[baghdadi62]

Hi,

Before upgrading PBIRS:

1- Back up the encryption keys

2- Back up the report server databases

3- Back up the some files in the default installation location folders (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Power BI Report Server\PBIRS\ReportServer):

• Rsreportserver.config
• Rssvrpolicy.config
• Web.config

4- Backup Reportingservicesservice.exe.config (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Power BI Report Server\PBIRS\ReportServer\bin)

5- Backup some other files (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Power BI Report Server\PBIRS\RSHostingService):

• config.json
• RSHostingService.exe.config

Finally backup your PBIX files that have been uploaded in PBIRS earlier.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, this is useful. But my question was if there is any risk in upgrading from PBIRS Sep2019 to Jan2020 version (i.e. 1.6.7236.4246 version to 1.6.7364.4075 ) in terms of existing dashboards not working.

[baghdadi62]

There will be no problem.