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CA Application Delivery Analysis version 10.2 is a data source for:

• CA NetQoS Performance Center 6.2
• CA Performance Center 2.3 and above

Upgrade CA Application Delivery Analysis from version 9.2 and above to version 10.2. If you are using a release of CA Application Delivery Analysis prior to 9.2, upgrade the product to version 9.2 and then upgrade to version 10.2.

Important! The Standard Monitor and the ADA Manager must both be upgraded to version 10.2 to work properly. While the ADA Manager and a Standard Monitor are at different versions, the data collected by the monitoring device is not available for reporting.

Important! If you have CA NPC installed on the same server as CA ADA, you will receive a warning message during the upgrade of CA ADA, and you will not be allowed to continue the upgrade.

To avoid this problem, ensure that CA NPC is installed on a separate server from CA ADA before you begin the upgrade of CA ADA. For information on how to uninstall CA NPC, see Prerequisites in the CA ADA Upgrade Guide.

We recommend upgrading your environment in the following order:

1. Upgrade CA Multi-Port Monitor appliances before you upgrade CA Application Delivery Analysis. CA Multi-Port Monitor version 10.2 is compatible with CA ADA version 10.0 and above.

   Important! CA ADA versions 10.0 and above are not compatible with CA Multi-Port Monitor version 9.2 and below. If you upgrade the CA ADA Manager to version 10.0 or above, you will be required to upgrade a version 9.2 or below Multi-Port Monitor to version 10.0 or above to resume data collection. Use the table below to see CA ADA and CA MTP version compatibility.

1. Upgrade the Standard Monitors, if installed.
2. Upgrade the ADA Manager.
3. As part of the upgrade process, you should also plan to upgrade the following products, if installed, to the supported versions listed below:
   • CA Multi-Port Monitor version 10.2
   • NI GigaStor appliance with:
     • NI Observer Expert version 17
     • CA GigaStor Connector version 10.2

This release of CA ADA includes an upgrade of the MySQL database from version 5.1 to 5.6. Data is backed up, then restored at the completion of the upgrade. Ensure that you have enough available disk space to backup the MySQL database.

You can use the table below to estimate the amount of time the upgrade will take to complete. Note that these figures are only an estimate. The amount of time required for the upgrade to complete will vary, depending on the number and speed of CPU(s), disk i/o rate, and the amount of RAM available on your system. Use these figures as general guidelines only.

For complete upgrade information, see the CA Application Delivery Analysis Upgrade Guide.