JIRA version upgrade

[Sujata]

Hi Team,

    We are on JIRA 5.2.11 and planning for version upgrade so let us know the most suitable JIRA version and most stable hotfix .

Also let us know the features/benefits we will get with this upgrade.

Thanks,

Sujata

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

You should target either 7.6 (it's the enterprise release, so will have long term support) or 7.10 if you want the "most stable" and plan to upgrade more regularly (as it won't be patched, just new releases done)

The features and benefits are listed in the release notes for each version - see https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftware/jira-software-release-notes-776821069.html for all the 7's, and a link to older notes.

[Sujata]

Thanks.

Does it impact our current license agreement, as we have renewed it in Feb.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

You can upgrade to any version released before the end of your licence time.  As you've got until Feb 2019, yes, all current versions are available to you.

[Sujata]

Thanks.

Kindly share jira 7.6.4 Trial installer link for POC purpose.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

There is no "trial" installer.  You install Jira and apply a licence of the type you need - evaluation (trial) or production are the obvious types.  (Academic, Open Source, and Developer are variations on those)

If your trial goes well, you're expected to replace the trial licence with a production one - this seamlessly converts your trial system to a production one with no impact on usage.

[Sujata]

I am able to download jira 5.2.11.exe file from below link,

          https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/download-archives

But can't see 'JIRA 7.6.4.exe' available on this link.

Please let me know the correct link , so that will download the exe.

Thanks,

Sujata

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Jira 7 changed the layout of the downloads a bit (which is a pain in the neck, I'd prefer to have them all in one place) - go to https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/download

[Sujata]

Thanks.will check.