Upgrade considerations
This topic lists items for you to take into consideration as you plan your upgrade to version 3.1 or the latest version 3.1 service pack. The topic contains the following sections:
Before you begin upgrading
Before upgrading the products, you must add all the products from the version 2.1 or version 3.0 environments to the version 3.1.x environment. You must perform this step to prevent any installer registry issues during the upgrade.
When you are creating the installation environment by adding products from previous environments to the version 3.1.x environment, you can change the deployment type of your BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management environment, if required. For example if you installed a Small deployment type during version 2.1, you can change the deployment type to Medium or Large when you add products to the version 3.1.x environment.
Upgrading from BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management version 2.1.x
If you are upgrading from 2.1.x to 3.1 you are required to upgrade all products in the solution. You must complete all the prerequisites for the upgrade and data migration to successfully complete the upgrade process.
Upgrading from BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management version 3.0.x
Because not all products in the solution are revised in version 3.1, you need to upgrade only those products that are listed in the following section. Additionally, you do not need to perform the data migration steps. These migration prerequisite steps are now performed automatically by the installer. However, you must complete the prerequisite for the upgrade to complete the upgrade successfully.
Products to upgrade from version 3.0.x to version 3.1.x:
- BMC Atrium Orchestrator Content
- BMC Server Automation
- BMC Network Automation
- Cloud Database Extensions
- Cloud Platform Manager
- Cloud Portal AR Extensions
Upgrading to the latest BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management version 3.1 service pack
If you are upgrading from 3.0 to the latest version 3.1 service pack, you are required to upgrade only the following products:
- BMC Atrium Orchestrator Content
- BMC Server Automation
- BMC Network Automation
- Cloud Database Extensions
- Cloud Platform Manager
- Cloud Portal AR Extensions
If you are upgrading from version 3.1 to latest version 3.1 service pack, you are required to upgrade only the following products:
- BMC Network Automation
- Cloud Database Extensions
- Cloud Platform Manager
- Cloud Portal AR Extensions
You must complete all the prerequisites for the upgrade to successfully complete the upgrade process.
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