Upgrading the Server From Earlier Releases

To upgrade your 4.5 or earlier server installation to 5.0:

1. Uninstall the 4.5 or earlier version of the server.
2. Delete the files from the Serena Common Tomcat work\Catalina\localhost\serena_ra directory. For example: ..\common\tomcat\6.0\work\Catalina\localhost\serena_ra
3. Install the 5.0 version of the server. see "Installation and Configuration" in the Release Manager - Release Automation User's Guide or online Help.
   Important: To quickly get a new server installed while maintaining your existing settings using the Derby database, select or specify Use existing settings. For all other databases, use the Skip Database option.