There are two upgrade procedures that are available in order to offer the flexibility required for the upgrade requirements. Use the following information to choose the upgrade procedure that is appropriate for the installation:

• Manual procedure: Is identical to the procedure used for upgrades in previous releases.

  The manual procedure is useful when you need to customize the upgrade procedure or alter the procedure to include additional steps like operating system or hardware upgrade.

  Use the manual upgrade procedure when you need to also upgrade any of the following during the upgrade:

  • Entire server

  • System disk

  • Operating system

• Automated procedure: Automatically runs the same steps as the manual procedure for you with no user interaction.