Prepare for Upgrade

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Prepare for Upgrade

Upgrading requires that your existing CA Server Automation environment is working and credentials are valid.

Important! Do not uninstall CA Server Automation to upgrade.

Note: CA Server Automation Releases 12.6 supports Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 (32 bit, 64 bit), Standard and Enterprise Editions, SP4 optional and Windows Server 2003 SP2 and 2003 R2 SP2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Edition (x86, x64). These versions are not supported in CA Server Automation Release 12.7.1. During installation, your hardware and software versions are verified. If the versions do not meet the minimal requirements, the installation cannot proceed. For details about supported versions, see the Release Notes.

You can upgrade from the previous two releases, excluding any 11.x releases.

If You Are Upgrading From...	Then	Example
Current release minus two releases.	Use the upgrade wizard.	If the current release is Release 12.7.1, you can upgrade directly from 12.6 - 12.7 only.
A release that is older than two releases.	Use the upgrade wizard, to move to an interim release, then upgrade to the current release.	If you have Release 12.0.2, upgrade to 12.6 - 12.7, then upgrade to Release 12.7.1.
11.x	Contact Customer Support.

Complete the following tasks to prepare for an upgrade:

Back up your existing system.
Stop all administrative activities in the CA Server Automation user interface.
If you are using Reservation Manager, suspend all activities, including user reservations.
Note: If reservations are in process as the upgrade starts, you may need to reinitiate reservations. For more information about reinitiating reservations, see the Administration Guide.

Important! Chargeback rates for AppLogic reservations are not preserved when upgrading. You need to manually set the rates after upgrading CA Server Automation. For more information about configuring chargebacks, see the Administration Guide.
Uninstall all instances of CA Software Delivery on remote servers.
Important! When uninstalling instances, do not select the options to remove the CA EEM AIP instance or the Management and Performance Databases. Uninstalling these items results in a failure to successfully upgrade.

Note: CA Server Automation Release 12.7.1 installs the adapter for CA Software Delivery on the CA Server Automation node and all configurations are saved in the database.