Upgrading the Server From Earlier Releases

To upgrade your Release Automation version 4.5.1 server installation to version 5.0.1, follow the instructions for version 5.0 in Upgrading the Server From the Current Release.

To upgrade your version 4.5 or earlier server installation to version 5.0.1:

1. Uninstall the version 4.5 or earlier 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 5.0.1 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.