Jira Upgrade from 7.2.4 to 8.0

Bruce Caldwell

We have recently been on 7.2.4 due to our SQL server being 2003.

We have now moved to SQL 2106 and I need to know if I can upgrade straight from 7.2.4 to V8.0 without stepping through various 7.XX upgrades. Checking 7.6 it only supports SQL 2012 and 2014, so I am a little confused on which versions to use in my upgrade path.

 

Any help gratefully received.

Alexis Robert

Hi @Bruce Caldwell , 

 

you can upgrade directly from 7.2.4 to Jira 8.5 for example, no need for intermediate upgrades. 

In your case, SQL Server 2003 is not supported so you will need to do the following :

• do a XML backup of your current instance
• create a new database in SQL Server 2016 : https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/connecting-jira-applications-to-sql-server-2016-948232141.html
• install a new Jira 8.5 instance from scratch, point it to your empty SQL Server 2016 database, and reimport the XML backup : https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver072/migrating-jira-applications-to-another-server-828787651.html

 

Let me know if this helps, 

 

--Alexis