This section discusses about how to upgrade the Access Manager Appliance to a higher version. When you upgrade the Access Manager Appliance, start the process by first backing up your configuration. For instructions, see Backing Up the Access Manager Appliance Configuration
in the NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 4.0 SP1 Administration Console Guide. This is useful in case upgrade fails and you need to recover your previous configuration. For more information, see Restoring the Access Manager Appliance Configuration
in the NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 4.0 SP1 Administration Console Guide.