Upgrading

Upgrading from Version 3.0 and Higher

Some Jive modules you've purchased have their own system and installation requirements. See the separate documentation for each module.

With Jive versions 3 and up, the distribution you receive includes key required pieces such as an application server, Java VM, and an evaluation database. Your operating system should have a package manager (such as the RPM manager on Linux) already installed. When installing, you'll invoke that manager to install the package that contains the application.

Upgrading from a Version Before 3.0

You can upgrade from an earlier installation, version 2.5 and higher (if you're on a version prior to 2.5, you'll need to upgrade to 2.5 before upgrading to this version). If you're experienced with previous upgrades, you'll notice that the new platform presented with Jive means that the process has changed considerably. While the steps you'll take here to upgrade to Jive include special steps to get from a previous version to this one, you'll only do these steps for this upgrade; future upgrades are made much simpler because they're managed through the package manager.

• Jive Software supports upgrades to Jive from version 2.5.x and later.
• These instructions assume you've already installed the application on the target host. If you haven't, you can use the installation instructions to do so.
• You'll export information from your jiveHome directory, the home for application environment-related data.
• If you're upgrading from an application instance that uses a DBMS not supported on version 3, you should already have migrated your database to a supported DBMS. Take a look at the database prerequisites for more information.
• Upgrading from a version old than 3.0 includes steps you'll take only for upgrades from a version older than 3.0. Future upgrades are made much simpler by the package manager used by versions 3.0 and higher.