topic Re: Upgrading from multiple versions back? in Alfresco Archive

Upgrading from multiple versions back?

sscbrian — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:00:16 GMT

Our Alfresco server is currently running Community 4.2e. We would like to get current onto 5.0a. I've read a couple blogs that state that upgrades must be only one version at a time (which would require us to go through 4.2f). Is that true, or can versions be skipped?So far I did attempt a 4.2e s

Re: Upgrading from multiple versions back?

eswbitto — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:23:59 GMT

I have had no problems going from 4.2.c->4.2.d->4.2.f so I skipped "e". Now I haven't tried 5.0 so not sure what has changed. You could probably benefit from setting up a test VM (virtualbox…etc) and going through to see how that works for you.

Re: Upgrading from multiple versions back?

mrogers — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 17:45:51 GMT

No the blogs are not correct. However you cant jump from version 1 to version 5, that's simply too big. So in those cases you do need to go through intermediate versions.

4.2.f contained a single security fix so I'd be surprised if there was an upgrade issue.

Off the top of my head there shouldn't be a problem going from any 4 release to 5.

Re: Upgrading from multiple versions back?

sscbrian — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 17:53:07 GMT

OK, I'll concentrate my efforts on trying to make 4.2e to 5.0a work and avoid 4.2f (which I tried again as a fresh install in the meantime and same issue, blows up completely with missing resource errors). Thanks!