Step 1 - Upgrade the technology stack
- Download Lifecycle Manager Server, Core technology package and Session provider package;
- Update Lifecycle Manager Server from the command prompt. This is similar to the initial install process, however we select the Upgrade path and upgrade the existing Server instance;
- Start Lifecycle Manager - we are prompted to restart and LCM will then be upgraded;
- Upload the core technology package and restart LCM when prompted;
- Upload the session provider package and restart LCM when prompted;
- Upgrade the Grid;
- Upgrade GDBC;
- Upgrade Event analytics and Event hub;
Step 2 - Upgrade the business engine
- Apply a major upgrade to the BE instance;
- On the BE, upload the FP3 feature pack for MVX and the country variant;
- On the BE, apply the feature pack and select FP3;
- Run upgrade database with fix/feature pack for MVX and the country variant;
- Run import database data for MVX and the country variant;
- Run apply MI metadata;
Step 3 - Apply MCP1 for 15.1.3 and then run fix programs
- The documentation suggests that the next step would be to run the fix programs, but I found these failed to start. So I downloaded and applied MCP1 (including apply feature pack, upgrade database and import database data for this). Once MCP1 was installed the fix programs would start;
- Run fix programs. This is a new function that replaces the process where these were previously applied one by one from Serverview;
At this stage the "M3 Core" applications have been updated to 13.3 levels. We still however need to upgrade the other components:
Step 4 - Upgrade other components
- Download Smart Office and H5 packages;
- Upload Smart Office and H5 packages;
- Upgrade UI Adapter;
- Upgrade Mango server (includes upgrade, installation point export, sign and import);
- etc.
In general the 13.3 upgrade process is a massive improvement, in particular for the BE and core M3 components. The complexity of upgrading the add-on components hasn't really changed though and these still vary from a simple right-click upgrade, through complexity approaching that of the initial install.