Upgrade methods for SFHA


Upgrade methods for SFHA
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Symantec offers you several different ways to upgrade. You need to decide which upgrade method best suits your environment, your expertise, and the downtime required.

Table: Review this table to determine how you want to perform the upgrade

Upgrade types and considerations	Methods available for upgrade
Typical upgrades - use a Symantec provided tool or you can perform the upgrade manually. Requires some server downtime.	Script-based - you can use this method to upgrade for the supported upgrade paths Web-based - you can use this method to upgrade for the supported upgrade paths Manual - you can use this method to upgrade from the previous release Response file - you can use this method to upgrade from the supported upgrade paths
Rolling upgrade - use a Symantec provided tool or you can perform the upgrade manually. Requires the least amount of server downtime.	Script-based - you can use this method to upgrade from the previous release Web-based - you can use this method to upgrade from the previous release
Phased upgrades - use a Symantec provided tool and some manual steps. Requires a lesser server downtime than a regular upgrade.	Script-based with some manual steps - you can use this method to upgrade from the previous release Web-based - you can use this method to upgrade from the previous release
Upgrade from any supported UNIX or Linux platform to any other supported UNIX or Linux platform.	Deployment Server See About the Deployment Server.
Simultaneously upgrade base releases, maintenance patches, and hot fixes.	Install Bundles See Using Install Bundles to simultaneously install or upgrade base releases, maintenance patches, and hot fixes.