Upgrade process overview
This topic provides the information you need to prepare your environment for the upgrade process. It includes information about supported upgrade paths and instructions for preparing to upgrade the BMC Database Automation (BDA) system.
- Supported upgrade paths
- Manager and agent compatibility
- Command Line Tools
- Compliance Standards (Applicable for versions 8.9.01 and later)
- Where to go next
Supported upgrade paths
The following figures illustrate the supported upgrade paths from various BDA versions to BDA 8.9:
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Manager and agent compatibility
In BMC Database Automation, different versions of the Manager and agents are not supported. Both the Manager and agents need to be on the same version of BMC Database Automation. For example, version 8.9.02 Manager is not compatible with version 8.9.01 agent.
Command Line Tools
If you are using Command Line Tools and upgrading to BDA 8.9, make sure that the Command Line Tools are also upgraded to 8.9. See Upgrading-the-Command-Line-Tools.
Compliance Standards (Applicable for versions 8.9.01 and later)
If you are using BDA Compliance Standards and upgrading to version 8.9.01 of BDA, you must download the updated compliance content that is compatible with version 8.9.01 from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) site. Older versions of compliance standards are not compatible with version 8.9.01.
Where to go next