Prerequisite Checklist

Before you begin, verify that you completed the items on the prerequisite checklist, as documented here.

About this task

Procedure

  1. Reviewed the overall process. See Overview of the Upgrade Process.
  2. Reviewed the changes for the current release.
  3. Completed the preparation steps. See Preparing to Upgrade to the Current Release.
    1. Copied Discover software to each server. For every server that you are upgrading, you should copy the Discover software to a directory outside of the Discover installation directory.
    2. Backed up the server. You should perform a backup of all Discover directories and SQL Server databases on the server before you begin the upgrade of it.
      • Ideally, you should create a complete mirror image of the server.
  4. Stopped traffic and allowed Data Collector finish: Immediately before upgrade, you must stop traffic to the Processing Servers in your environment and allow the Data Collector to complete its collection run from the stopped Canisters. See Preparing to Upgrade to the Current Release.

Results

Note: For more information about issues that may occur during installation or upgrade, see Upgrading Discover Software on a Server.

You should also know the process for upgrading an individual server, whether you are upgrading only the current components or changing the configuration. See Upgrading Discover Software on a Server.