1.2 The Upgrade Paths

Depending on the version of Forge you currently use and the version of Forge to which you want to upgrade, you might need to follow an incremental upgrade path. The table below lists the steps your upgrade path might include.

Table 1-2 Possible Upgrade Paths

Current Forge SW, HW and Appliance Version

Highest Version Upgrade Path

Upgrade Steps

3.0, 3.0.1

  • Appliance 1

  • Dell 1950

3.0.2

  • Appliance 1

  1. Upgrade Forge software to version 3.0.2.

    • Run PlateSpinForgeSetup-3.0.2.2497.exe. To obtain a copy of this software, contact PlateSpin Support.

3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2

  • Appliance 1

  • Dell 2950

4.0

  • Appliance 2

  1. Upgrade PlateSpin Forge software to version 3.1.

    • Run PlateSpinForgeSetup-3.1.0.3050.exe from the Forge 4 Upgrade Kit.

    • Run PlateSpinForgeSetup-4.0.0.x.exe from the Forge 4 Upgrade Kit.

    • See Upgrading Forge 3.x Appliance 1 in the Forge 4 Upgrade Guide for more information.

3.1, 3.3, 3.4

  • Appliance 2

  • Dell 2950, R610, R620, R710, R720

4.0

  • Appliance 2

  1. Upgrade PlateSpin Forge software to version 4.0.

4.0

  • Appliance 2

  • Dell R610, R620, R710, R720

11.0

  • Appliance 3

  1. Use the Forge 11.0 Backup mechanism to back up the Appliance 2 database.

    • Run PlateSpin.ForgeUpgrade.exe /backup /usehttps, included in PlateSpin.ForgeUpgrade_11.0.0.xxxx.zip, part of the Forge 11 Upgrade Kit.

      NOTE:The /usehttps flag is required for upgrades from version 4.0 to version 11.0.

    • See Section 2.1, Backing Up the Forge Management VM for more information.

  2. Use the Forge 11.0 Restore mechanism to restore data from the Appliance 2 database to the Appliance 3 database.

    • Run PlateSpin.ForgeUpgrade.exe /restore, included in PlateSpin.ForgeUpgrade_11.0.0.xxxx.zip, part of the Forge 11 Upgrade Kit.

    • See Section 2.4, Restoring the Appliance for more information.