Moving Content Manager to a new environment
When upgrading Content Manager, you may need to also upgrade the environment where Content Manager is installed. In this scenario, follow the upgrade process outlined in this section.
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There may be times when the hardware on which you are running an existing software component is unsuitable for use with the upgraded Tridion software. It could be that the hardware is not supported by the new version or is perhaps generally outdated. Whatever the reason, you will want to upgrade your hardware in addition to your software.
If your upgrade of Tridion Sites involves new hardware or an operating system upgrade, you are technically doing a fresh install of the software on the new hardware; however, functionally, you are still doing an upgrade. In most cases, there are customizations, configurations, and other settings from the old environment that need to be moved to the new machine. Always follow the process outlined in this section and the upgrade instructions, not the installation instructions.
This is a broad outline of the upgrade procedure. The upgrade topics explain if and how special tasks need to be performed when upgrading to a new machine. For a more detailed analysis, contact RWS Professional Services, or one of the partners of RWS, to have an upgrade scan performed for you.