From 157a85bc5c878baa4d5baace833abeb1e1e3227e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Betsy Gitelman <93718720+ebgitelman@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:27:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] edits to upgrade topic --- .../7/installing/upgrading_replication_server/index.mdx | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/product_docs/docs/eprs/7/installing/upgrading_replication_server/index.mdx b/product_docs/docs/eprs/7/installing/upgrading_replication_server/index.mdx index 30d71015fa9..34ed798c930 100644 --- a/product_docs/docs/eprs/7/installing/upgrading_replication_server/index.mdx +++ b/product_docs/docs/eprs/7/installing/upgrading_replication_server/index.mdx @@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ redirects: You can install Replication Server 7 when you have existing single-master or multi-master replication systems that are running under Replication Server version 7. -It is assumed that you are installing Replication Server 7.x on the same host machine that is currently running the earlier version of Replication Server you are upgrading from and that you will then manage the existing replication systems using Replication Server 7.x. +It's assumed that you're installing Replication Server 7.x on the same host machine that's currently running the earlier version of Replication Server you're upgrading from and that you plan to then manage the existing replication systems using Replication Server 7.x. -If you are using a version of Replication Server earlier than 6.2.15, first upgrade to 6.2.15 or a later 6.2.x point version before upgrading to 7.x. +If you're using a version of Replication Server earlier than 6.2.15, first upgrade to 6.2.15 or a later 6.2.x point version before upgrading to 7.x. !!!note - Version 7.x provides a non-breaking upgrade path for existing 6.2.x based cluster deployments; however, we strongly recommended that you verify the upgrade in a staging or nonproduction environment before applying the upgrade in a production environment. There is no downgrade path from version 7.x to version 6.2.x so it is essential to test the upgrade first before applying it to the production environment. + Version 7.x provides a non-breaking upgrade path for existing 6.2.x based cluster deployments. However, we strongly recommended that you verify the upgrade in a staging or nonproduction environment before applying the upgrade in a production environment. There's no downgrade path from version 7.x to version 6.2.x, so it's essential to test the upgrade first before applying it to the production environment. @@ -27,5 +27,3 @@ For more details on upgrading Replication Server, see: - [Upgrading with the graphical user interface installer](upgrading_with_gui_installer) After upgrading and before using Replication Server, you need to download a JDBC driver and create a symlink to it (for Linux) or rename the driver (for Windows). See [Installing a JDBC driver](../installing_jdbc_driver/) for more information. - -