Preparing for the Content Manager server upgrade
Before upgrading Content Manager server, perform a number of preparatory tasks.
- Uninstalling add-ons
If you have any add-on products installed, even if they are compatible with SDL Tridion 2013 SP1, uninstall all of them before upgrading Content Manager server. Compatible add-ons minimally require an uninstall and reinstall, unless explicitly indicated otherwise. - Preparing to upgrade SiteEdit to Experience Manager
If your current implementation of SDL Tridion software also includes an SDL SiteEdit implementation, some backup steps are required before you can upgrade Content Manager server. - Removing JAR files from the endorsed\ folder
If you are upgrading from SDL Tridion 2009 SP1 , remove a set of JAR files that you were previously instructed to include in the lib\endorsed\ subfolder of your Java installation. - Renaming default Parameter Schemas
Before running your upgrade, you must rename some or all of your default Parameter Schemas in Content Manager Explorer. - Backing up custom icons for Multimedia Types
If you are upgrading from SDL Tridion 2009 SP1, and if you have previously added Multimedia Types to your Content Manager installation, your icons for these Multimedia Types will be removed during the upgrade. Because of this, you must back up these icons. - Backing up TCM54.config
If you changed caching settings in theTCM54.configfile in the web\WebUI\Models\TCM54\Configuration\ subfolder of%TRIDION_HOME%(defaults to C:\Program Files (x86)\Tridion\), back it up to a safe location. - Backing up CME.config
If you have made any changes to the file CME.config, back it up before upgrading. - Removing your Verity search collection
As of SDL Tridion 2011, the search engine used by Content Manager server is Lucene. Lucene replaces the old search engine, Verity, and so you can delete your Verity search collection. (After the upgrade, Lucene will create its own search collection automatically.) - Uninstalling Content Manager server
If you are upgrading from SDL Tridion 2009 SP1, uninstall Content Manager server. - Setting up Oracle client software before upgrading Content Manager server
Set up Oracle client software, as instructed by the installation topic. - Checking Workflow Process Definitions
As of SDL Tridion 2013, the old default Process Definitions "Component Process" and "Page Process" are no longer created when a new Publication is created. Instead, new Publications will include a new Process Definition called "Task Process". If you have any existing Process Definitions called "Task Process", rename them.