Upgrade process overview

This topic provides an overview of the upgrade process and illustrates the supported upgrade paths for BMC Release Process Management 4.8.x versions.

The upgrade process consists of the following stages:

  • Stage 1: Prepare for upgrade — During this stage, you identify the files that you must download from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) site, where those files are located, and how to access the files and download them. In this stage, you perform various tasks to set up the installation environment, to ensure that needed ports are available, and to determine the bundled components that you might also want to install.
  • Stage 2: Perform the upgrade — In this stage, you perform the actual upgrade of the product. The BMC Release Process Management product allows you to upgrade to a new installation folder or to the same installation folder as your current version. You might also need to complete some preparatory tasks before you begin the upgrade and additional tasks after the upgrade completes.

Supported upgrade paths

You can upgrade to BMC Release Process Management 4.8.00 from the following versions:

  • BMC Release Process Management 4.6.00
  • BMC Release Process Management 4.4.00
  • BMC Release Process Management 4.3.x

Note

Upgrade from BMC Release Process Management 2.6.x is not supported.

Where to go next

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