Migrating & Updating TeamCity Server
Hi,
We currently have a TeamCity server on version 9.1.3.
We are wanting to upgrade this instance to the newest version, as well as migrate it to a different server.
I was just wondering if there is:
a) a recommended order to do this. Upgrade then migrate, or migrate then upgrade
b) an upgrade path for 9.1.3 > 2018.1. Can we just upgrade directly using the 2018.1 installer or do we need to upgrade it through some version?
I have seen a previous question about migrating the TeamCity instance so actually doing the migrate will be fine.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Sorry for the delay.
Regarding the order, it depends on you, and it shouldn't matter but brings different points of failure to watch out for. If you are planning on removing your old server anyway, then you probably want to migrate first then upgrade. If something goes wrong during the upgrade, you will at least have the previous version already working on the new server and can restore from the backup. If you just want the new server with the new version for some reason (for example, software compatibility), you might want to upgrade first, ensure everything works, then migrate.
Regarding upgrade path, there shouldn't be any specific issue moving from any older version to the newest one. Just follow the steps for upgrades in our documentation: https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/TCD18/Upgrade