How to upgrade jira 6.1 (db sql 2008) to 7.13 (db sql 2012)

[Muhammad Imam]

Hi all,

Please tell me step by step for upgrade and give me best practice for this condition.

Thank you.

[Alexis Robert · Accepted solution]

Hi @Muhammad Imam ,

you will need to first upgrade to Jira 7.0.11, this page can help you. Then you will be able to upgrade from Jira 7.0.13 to Jira 7.13.1, this documentation is perfect for this.

For your database upgrade, you will need to perform it after the first upgrade step to Jira 7.0.11, you can follow this procedure.

You need to switch databases at this moment because Jira 7.0.11 is the only version that supports both SQL Server 2008 and 2012.

Let me know if you have any questions, 

--Alexis 

[Muhammad Imam]

Hi Alexis,

Thank you for your answer.

I can do this in new server production, if I’m do this today in new server, how do I get data from old server production 5 days later? Any other way?

[Alexis Robert]

Hello @Muhammad Imam , 

you can't synchrnize your data between today and 5 days later. You will need to stop your current Jira instance, do all the upgrade and migration steps, and then start the production again. 

[Muhammad Imam]

Hi @Alexis Robert ,

if I’m install jira 7.0.11 (db sql server 2012) in new server and then restore file xml from jira 6.1 (db sql 2008), is this possible to do?

[Alexis Robert]

Hello @Muhammad Imam , 

yes this is possible, it will work fine this way.

--Alexis

[Muhammad Imam]

Hi Alexis,

if I’m install jira 7.0.11 (db sql server 2012) in new server and then restore file xml from jira 6.1 (db sql 2008), is this possible to do?