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1. Database ready with remote access permission
2. Upgrader can be found here

Steps

1. Take a full back up of the existing Zephyr Enterprise Server instance using the information at Backup & Restore.
2. Run the 5.0 Upgrader Utility in check mode to verify the backup is ready to be upgraded. If any errors appear during this process, please reach out to Zephyr Support before proceeding.
3. Uninstall Zephyr Enterprise Server 4.8
   1. IMPORTANT: All configurations and settings will be lost during uninstallation. Create a backup of these settings before uninstalling in case they are needed for review in later steps.
4. Install Zephyr Enterprise Server 5.0 (14587)
   1. See our /wiki/spaces/ZEE50/pages/77692966installation guide if you need help here
5. Stop the Zephyr Enterprise Server application server before running the upgrade process on the database
6. Run the 5.0 Upgrader Utility in Upgrade mode. Use the same backup you checked in step 2 above.
   1. Use the formatd below to run the utility and point the utility to where your MySQL server and my.ini/my.cnf file are located

      1. Windows

         Code Block
         language powershell theme Emacs
         <Upgrader>.exe -VzMySQLPath='C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin\mysql.exe' -VzMySQLCnfFilePath='C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\<your_ini_file>'

         
         

      2. Linux

         Code Block
         language bash theme Emacs
         <Upgrader>.sh -VzMySQLPath='/usr/bin/mysql' -VzMySQLCnfFilePath='/etc/mysql/<your_cnf_file>'

         
         

7. Once upgrade is complete, start all application nodes and verify the upgrade completion by logging into the instance and checking data