Pre-upgrade Steps

Before you begin the upgrade:

Download the Release Automation server and agent installation files from the Serena support website, http://www.serena.com/support.
Export or save a backup of your existing processes and applications as a precautionary measure.

The following upgrade paths are supported for this release:

If you have an existing native Release Manager installation of Release Automation version 5.0.1, which is installed under a JBoss application server, you can upgrade to version 5.1 using the Release Manager 5.1 installer.
See the "Upgrades" section in the Release Manager Readme for details.
If you have an existing standalone installation of Release Automation version 5.0.1 or earlier, which is installed under a Tomcat application server, you can upgrade to version 5.1 using the Release Automation standalone installer.
After upgrading a standalone installation of Release Automation, if you want to use it with Release Manager, you must use SBM Configurator to configure the settings Release Manager requires.