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Walkthrough: Upgrading to version 8.7 for Solaris

This topic highlights the process for upgrading Solaris environments to version 8.7 from version 8.6 or earlier.

The topic includes the following sections:

 

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Before you begin

  • Click here to review the supported upgrade paths.

    BMC Server Automation supports direct upgrade from versions 8.5.xx and 8.6.xx. If you need to upgrade from a BMC Server Automation version 8.3.x. or earlier, you must first upgrade to one of the following:

    • The latest 8.6 service pack, (as discussed in the Upgrading section of the BMC Server Automation 8.6 online documentation)
    • The latest 8.5 service pack, (as discussed in the Upgrading section of the BMC Server Automation 8.5 online documentation)

    Afterwards, you can upgrade from version 8.5.xx or 8.6.xx to 8.7.x.

    The following figures illustrate the supported upgrade paths to BMC Server Automation 8.7.x.

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    In the above diagrams, abbreviations are defined as follows:

    • BSA stands for BMC Server Automation
    • SP stands for Service Pack
    • P stands for Patch
  • Review the requirements and tasks to complete prior to upgrade in Preparing-for-a-Windows-upgrade or Preparing-for-a-Linux-or-UNIX-upgrade.
  • If your certificates (id.pem, bladelogic.keystore) were created with a key size of 1024 bits (or less), you will need to regenerate them with a higher key size (2048 or higher). This is due to java 8 limitations.
  • Review the requirements and tasks to complete prior to upgrade in Preparing-for-a-Linux-or-UNIX-upgrade.
Warning

Note

As of BMC Server Automation 8.6 SP1, the task of running SQL Update scripts, which was necessary in the past for any upgrade to a BMC Server Automation patch or service pack, is no longer required during an upgrade. The database upgrade is now handled internally by the configurator utility, which was introduced in version 8.6.

To manually upgrade Solaris platforms

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Tip

Prior to upgrading your production environment, it is best practice to test the upgrade in a duplicated environment.

 

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