From a451356b638380cb0e05e4fda66b6bdefaca31fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: michaelbirnstiehl Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:31:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] DOCS clarify upgrade process from LTS to LTS --- server/sonar-docs/src/pages/setup/upgrading.md | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/server/sonar-docs/src/pages/setup/upgrading.md b/server/sonar-docs/src/pages/setup/upgrading.md index 91e7f17a779..bf622b3e89c 100644 --- a/server/sonar-docs/src/pages/setup/upgrading.md +++ b/server/sonar-docs/src/pages/setup/upgrading.md @@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ title: Upgrade the Server url: /setup/upgrading/ --- -Upgrading across multiple, non-LTS versions is handled automatically. However, if you have an LTS version in your migration path, you must first migrate to this LTS and then migrate to your target version. +Upgrading across multiple non-LTS versions is handled automatically. However, if there's an LTS version in your migration path, you must first migrate to this LTS and then to your target version. -Example 1 : 6.1 -> 8.1, migration path is 6.1 -> 6.7.7 LTS -> 7.9.x LTS -> 8.1 -Example 2 : 7.2 -> 7.9, migration path is 7.2 -> 7.9.x LTS (where x is the latest patch available for 7.9 - you don't need to install all the intermediate patches, just take the latest) +[[info]] +|If you're migrating from an earlier patch version of an LTS, you can upgrade directly to the next LTS as shown in Example 3 below. You don't need to install any intermediate patch versions. + +**Migration Path Examples**: + +**Example 1** – From 6.1 -> 8.1, the migration path is 6.1 -> the latest 6.7 LTS patch -> the latest 7.9 LTS patch -> 8.1 +**Example 2** – From 7.2 -> 7.9 LTS, the migration path is 7.2 -> the latest 7.9 LTS patch. +**Example 3** – From 6.7.1 LTS -> 7.9 LTS, the migration path is 6.7.1 -> the latest 7.9 LTS patch. ## Upgrade Guide -- 2.39.5