- Migrating to new hardware
If you are migrating to new hardware as part of this upgrade, there are more instructions.
- Report Server Time Zone
The time zone for the Windows™ machine that hosts the Discover Report Server must be configured to match the Discover system time zone.
- Perform All Microsoft-Recommended Updates
Before you begin upgrading, you should perform all updates to your Microsoft™ operating system and SQL Server software.
- Database Migration
If you are upgrading your Discover software and deploying it on new hardware, observe the following considerations:
- Additional tasks
Perform additional tasks for preparing to upgrade as documented here.
- Acquire latest build
For the release to which you are upgrading, verify that you have the latest build.
- Test Pre-Upgrade System
Before you begin the upgrade, you should verify that your current Discover solution is operational.
- Copy Files to Each Server
On each Discover server to be upgraded, complete the following steps:
- Backup
Verify that any scheduled DCBackup
backup jobs occurred and completed successfully on last execution.
- Data Export
Before you shut down services and upgrade, you can perform the following exports from your Discover system.