Upgrade Scenarios
The upgrade scenarios are as follows:
Side-by-Side Upgrade
The source server and the target server are installed in different install locations. You can choose to perform this type of upgrade if you wish to have the configuration corresponding to these installations on the same machine in different locations.
A side-by-side upgrade involves the following sequence of tasks
In-Place Upgrade
The target server is installed in the same installation location as the source server. You can choose to perform this type of upgrade if you wish to install the configuration (that is, the domains) in the same location as before. In this scenario, you install the binaries in the same location as the existing binaries using the installer.
An in-place upgrade involves the following sequence of tasks:
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