Can I upgrade from v5.5 to v5.8?

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peekay
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Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:52 pm

I noticed in the release notes for all versions EXCEPT v5.8 that there is a statement saying that (up to and including v5.7) it was possible to upgrade from previous versions. The release notes for 5.8 don't mention this!

So, is is possible to upgrade directly from v5.5 to v5.8 in a NON-HA environment?

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Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:53 am

Generally speaking you're not suposed to use anything earlier then current. So you had to upgrade to 5.6, 5.7 and now 5.8 to stay within support.

It's possible to upgrade any version to the current one. Some old ones will require license update and other will require full uninstall (instead of having service automatically stopped).
peekay wrote:I noticed in the release notes for all versions EXCEPT v5.8 that there is a statement saying that (up to and including v5.7) it was possible to upgrade from previous versions. The release notes for 5.8 don't mention this!

So, is is possible to upgrade directly from v5.5 to v5.8 in a NON-HA environment?

Thanks!
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Anton Kolomyeytsev

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Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:10 pm

Anton,

We ARE on support already. I am not asking if we can buy the upgrade, I am asking if we can just update the existing 5.5 setup by running the 5.8 install? Do we need to do the 5.6/5.7 (updates) first?

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Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:39 am

I'm not selling upgrade or whatever. I've been trying to say you don't really want skipping intermediate builds as they were not released just for fun :)

Unfortunately 5.8 has re-worked HA so you need to go full cycle (put StarWind down, install new one, re-sync and continue the same with the second node).
peekay wrote:Anton,

We ARE on support already. I am not asking if we can buy the upgrade, I am asking if we can just update the existing 5.5 setup by running the 5.8 install? Do we need to do the 5.6/5.7 (updates) first?

Thanks!
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Anton Kolomyeytsev

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Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:26 pm

Anton,

Our setup is STANDALONE, not HA. Does that still require a "sequencial" install?

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Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:17 am

Hello Peekay,
If your setup is standalone you will need to disconnect the client servers, install the 5.8 build and then reconnect the client servers back.
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