Updating Jira from 5.0.5 to 5.1

Question

I am using Jira 5.0.5 and I was thinking to upgrade to 5.1 to use the new fetures.

Since my team is working with Jira at the moment, is updating to 5.1 will effect their job. I mean do I need to configure everything again from scratch or it will work after update ?

Regards,

Harry Chan5 · Answer

It should be fine if you follow the proper procedures. Just take a backup in case (need to roll back) and be sure to test it first in a test environment if you can.

Alireza Yazdani1 · Answer

Hi Harry,

No I havent done update before. Jira is installed and configured and its working with fisheye and SVN.

At the moment there are not much work going on with Jira. I was thinking to update it before team start working on it again.

I havent done it yet, as I was not so sure if my configuration in jira and the settings with fisheye will remain or should I do it again.

Regards,

Harry Chan5 · Answer

It depends on the size of your instance, but generally we've upgraded instances for clients in less than a couple of hours - assuming all the customizations etc have been tested to be working.

Backups will be important. I suggest that you take a backup of the current instance before attempting any upgrade. Best to test on a test environment as said.

For large instances XML backup/restore will not work.

Have you done an upgrade before? Is JIRA a crucial part of your company? I'd suggest taking extreme care to not cause any disruptions.