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How to Upgrade CA Virtual Assurance

You can upgrade the following CA Virtual Assurance releases to Release 12.8.1:

• CA Virtual Assurance Release 12.6, 12.7, or 12.7.1.

Note: During upgrade, only the locale used in the previous version is supported. New locale support cannot be added during upgrade.

Note: See the most recent Release Notes and Solutions and Patches on CA Support Online for important patches before you upgrade.

The following diagram provides an overview about the upgrade process.

Follow these steps:

Review Upgrade Documentation

Prepare the Environment You Want to Upgrade

Upgrade Remote CA EEM Manually

Run Manager Installation

Review Old Configurations Not Upgraded Automatically

Apply Old Configurations Manually

Upgrade Managed Nodes and AIM Servers

Verify the CA Virtual Assurance Upgrade in Your Environment