Planning Collaborate upgrade

Examine upgrade scenarios when you upgrade Collaborate. Upgrade scenarios provide guidelines for upgrading Collaborate to the specific version.

See the following table when you upgrade Collaborate.

Table 1. Version and upgrade paths
Source version Upgrade path
Earlier than Collaborate 8.6.x To upgrade to version 12.1.0.4, complete the following steps.
  1. Upgrade to Collaborate 8.6.0.
  2. Fast upgrade from version 8.6.0 to version 12.1.0 by following the instruction in this guide.
  3. Regular upgrade from version 12.1.0 to version 12.1.0.4 by following instructions mentioned in this guide.
Collaborate versions 8.6.x and higher but earlier than version 12.1.0 To upgrade to version 12.1.0.4, complete the following steps.
  1. Fast upgrade from "8.6.x and higher" to version 12.1.0 by following the instructions mentioned for Collaborate in Unica Fast Upgrade Guide.
  2. Regular upgrade from version 12.1.0 to version 12.1.0.4 by following instructions mentioned in this guide.
Collaborate 12.1.0 To upgrade to version 12.1.0.4, complete the following step.
  • Regular upgrade from 12.1.0 to 12.1.0.4 by following instructions mentioned in this guide.
Note: To install Collaborate with MariaDB as a system database, Collaborate base installation (12.1.0) is not required. You will have to install Collaborate 12.1.0.4 directly , where support for MariaDB as a system database has been introduced. For more details, see the Minimum Software Requirements and Environment Guide.