Upgrading without overlays already present
This topic describes the basic steps required to upgrade BMC Remedy AR System, BMC Atrium Core, and other BMC products without overlays already present. This is an upgrade for customers who do not already have overlays implemented and want to keep all customizations.
Important
- Before beginning your installation, review the Planning topics. To understand the difference between the two upgrade paths, see Planning to upgrade BMC Remedy AR System.
- To upgrade the AR System server in a directory that already has the ar.conf file, select the Upgrade option, else select the Install option. If you select the Upgrade option, the installation program skips some of the server installation screens and refers to the configuration values in the ar.conf file.
Prepare to upgrade
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1 | Review the BMC Remedy AR System and BMC Atrium compatibility matrix for the latest, most complete information about platforms currently supported by BMC Remedy and BMC Atrium products. Note To access this information, you must log in with your BMC support login and password. |
2 | Review the requirements for your computer platform: |
3 | Prepare your database before you start the upgrade. Warning Back up the BMC Remedy AR System database. This enables you to restore BMC Remedy AR System to its pre-installation state if you encounter problems. |
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7 | Review Understanding how upgrading without overlays works, including the subsections. This information will help you understand the importance of overlays during the upgrade process. |
Complete the upgrade stages
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8 | Complete Stage 1 - Setting up a staging server for upgrades without overlays if you need to set up a staging server. |
9 | Review Stage 2 - Upgrade AR System server without overlays present and then upgrade BMC Remedy AR System. Note Choose Upgrade in the installation wizard. |
10 | Review Stage 3 - Create overlays for existing customizations. |
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12 | Review Stage 5 - Restore origin objects to the staging server (optional). |
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14 | Review Stage 7 - Upgrade applications and adjust customizations with new overlays. |
15 | Review Stage 8 - Test and promote staging server to production with new overlays. |
Migrate your data
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16 | Migrate your data using the Delta Data Migration utility. (This is documented in the BMC Remedy IT Service Management documentation.) |
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