Thank you for downloading Autodesk^® Revit^® Server 2012 Update 1.

This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of this update. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before you apply the update to your licensed copy of Autodesk^® Revit^® Server 2012.

Contents

• Who Should Install This Update?
• Installation Instructions
  • Apply This Update
  • Uninstall This Update
• Enhancements Provided by This Update

This update is for the following Autodesk products running on all supported operating systems. Be sure to install the correct update for your software.

Product	Update
Autodesk Revit Server 2012	Autodesk_Revit_Server_2012_Update1.EXE

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• Apply This Update
• Uninstall This Update

Follow these instructions to install this update to Autodesk Revit Server 2012.

1. Download the update and save it to any folder.
2. Notify users that the Revit Server network will be taken offline for an update and that they should close all server-based models in Revit.
3. Using Revit Server Administrator, apply a lock on the server to halt all Revit Server based activity.
4. When the lock is successfully applied, for each server in the Revit Server network:
   1. Shut down the server:
      • Shut down the RevitServerAppPool application pool in IIS Manager
      • Stop the Revit Server Autosync Service in the services panel
      • Use the processes tab in the Windows task manager to determine whether there are any processes named "w3wp.exe" or "DataStorageAutoSyncService.exe" still running; if there are, terminate them.
   2. Install the Revit Server UR1 by finding the folder where you saved the update and double-click the executable (EXE) file.
   3. Restart the server:
      • Start the RevitServerAppPool application pool in IIS Manager
      • Stop the Revit Server Autosync Service in the services panel (it will appear to have restarted after installing the UR)
      • Restart the Revit Server Autosync Service in the services panel
5. After all servers have been updated, use Revit Server Administrator to release the lock on the server and notify users that the maintenance is complete.

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Note: This update cannot be uninstalled to revert Autodesk Revit Server 2012 to its pre-update state. If you need to remove the update, please uninstall Autodesk Revit Server 2012 and then reinstall it.

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Improvements made in Update 1 build (20110622_0930):

1. Improves stability under periods of high use and heavy load.
2. Enhances information about model-level locks that may be orphaned while in Revit Server Administrator.
3. Find the folder where you saved the update and double-click the executable (EXE) file.
4. Reduces the rate of growth of the central file on the server. (This enhancement requires both Revit and the server to be updated; if only one is updated, no improvement will be realized.)
5. Improves reliability of the RevitServerTool. (The Revit Server UR will update the server copy of this tool, and the Revit UR will update the application copy of this tool).

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