Preparing Archer for Upgrading
To prepare for your upgrade, do the following:
- Schedule the upgrade during off-peak hours.
- Complete only the necessary steps to upgrade the components to the version you are installing. The installer extracts the data from the earlier version of your configuration and uses this data for upgrading the components during installation.
- Migrate all databases to a supported version of SQL Server.
- Stop all job engines and services, except for the Archer Configuration Service.
- Reuse the X.509 certificate that you used in your original installation of Archer.
Important: The Archer instance is not available during the upgrade.
When you upgrade to release 6.8 or later, users and groups selected in the Application Owner field are now selected in both the Configuration Administrator and Content Administrator fields. New configuration and content administration rights take effect immediately upon upgrade. Original application owners should have the same access to configuration and content that they did prior to the upgrade.
