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Upgrading Content Manager server

Upgrade the Content Manager server by running the installer. You can also choose to run an unattended installation from the command line.

Before you begin

Before you upgrade Content Manager Server:

  • Stop IIS services to ensure that there are no active connections to the system. If connections to the database remain active, you will receive errors.
  • Upgrade your Content Manager databases to Tridion Sites 9.6.
  • Log on as an administrator user.
  • Ensure that you have system administration information and database details you entered during your initial installation of the Content Manager as you will be prompted to provide these during upgrade.

Procedure

  1. Open Windows Explorer, access the SDL Tridion Sites installation media, navigate to the Content Manager\ directory and double-click the executable SDLTridionSites.exe.
    The installer wizard starts.
  2. Follow the instructions on the screen, bearing in mind the following:
    • You can select or clear features in Typical View, and individual software components in Advanced View. By default, the installer installs all software components.
    • After running the installer, you can still install software components you choose not to install at a later time by running the installer again and selecting the Modify option.

Results

The installer installs the selected software components and creates a log file in %PROGRAMDATA%\SDL\Tridion\Sites\Logs\.