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How to Prepare for a SOA Agent Upgrade
Prepare for upgrading a SOA Agent using the following process:
- (UNIX) Be sure that you upgrade the SOA Agent with the same account that was used to install it. If you use a different account, the upgrade can fail.
- Verify that the Policy Server is configured
- Identify the required administrator and Policy Server object names
- Identify SOA Agent requirements
- Back up customized files
- Replace existing read-only files during the upgrade (if prompted).