On All CSE Platforms

Before upgrading a previous installation, be sure to complete these tasks:

Backup the CSE databases and directories of your current system. Consider storing the backups on media that are not installed on this platform. Also consider verifying that the system can be restored from the backup files Compare your current hardware to the CA Gen Technical Requirements at http://ca.com/support and determine if your current hardware can support the requirements.
Upgrade CPU and memory as needed.
Upgrade the OS, DBMS, and databases to meet requirements that are defined in CA Gen Technical Requirements at http://ca.com/support.
Follow the DBMS vendor's instructions for upgrading the DBMS software and the existing databases to the required DBMS release.
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Upgrade the DBMS version to the required release, create new databases, and use the database backup files to repopulate the new databases.
Install the CA Gen Release 8.5 CSE software. For the instructions on installing the CSE software, see the chapters Installing CA Gen on Windows in the Distributed Systems Installation Guide.
Run cse_config on your installation.