upgrade /migration

Question

Hi!

Im trying to migrate a jira  v. 7.5 - 7.12 ftom one server to another.

based on this documentation:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver070/migrating-jira-applications-to-another-server-749382719.html

the question is that i upgrade first the old one to 7.12 or can cause problems to migrate by the different version?

Thanks in advance: Sandor

Johan Soetens _Dumblefy_ · Answer

Sandor,

you don't need to first install 7.12 on your new server. I will give you a simplified example of migrating from Windows to Linux with an Oracle DB:

* Install JIRA 7.12.0 on Linux.
* Stop JIRA 7.5 on Windows.
* Use Oracle Data Pump to export your current schema used for JIRA 7.5.
* Use Oracle Data Pump to import into a new schema (this will allow you to fall back to the original environment on Windows in case something goes bad).
* Copy the $JIRA_HOME/data to the new Linux server's $JIRA_HOME/data.
* Configure the new database settings using the JIRA Configuration Tool by running the script in $JIRA_INSTALL/bin/config.sh.
* Start up your JIRA 7.12.0 and this should initiate the upgrade process onto your new database.

Good luck!

sandor mikus · Answer

Thanks for the quick response!

The question is that do i have tu upgrade the old one before the migration, or is can do the migration between different versions?

Thanks in advance!

Johan Soetens _Dumblefy_ · Answer

Sander,

you can upgrade directly to JIRA 7.12.0 from 7.5 without the need for interim versions.