Upgrading

The following table provides information about upgrading BMC Network Automation, and provides links to the applicable topics:

Upgrade task

Benefit

Review the aspects that you would need to consider before you begin an upgrade.

Perform the tasks required for upgrade.

Perform the tasks that are needed after upgrade before using the product to accomplish user goals.

Use this procedure to learn how to migrate one BMC Network Automation system to another in the following situations:

  • If you want to migrate and upgrade to a 64-bit 8.x version from versions earlier than 8.5.00 which are 32-bit installations
  • If you want to migrate to a different OS type or server hardware

Note

For systems running local authentication, if you first upgrade to BMC Network Automation version 8.3.x and then upgrade to version 8.9, the system forces all the users to change their passwords the first time they log on to the system. This is necessary to ensure that the encryption of user passwords is compliant with the FIPS-140 standards.

Related topic

Troubleshooting-the-installation-migration-or-upgrade

 

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