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Upgrade the Agent, Client, and Server Manually on Windows

This article details about how you can upgrade the  manually on Windows.
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This article details about how you can upgrade the
CA Harvest SCM
 manually on Windows.
Prepare for an Agent Upgrade Manually
Follow these steps:
  1. If you have not already done so, read the Release Information. Do not upgrade the agent until you have read that information and understand it.
  2. Write down the current version of the agent.
  3. Uninstall the previous version of the agent.
Upgrade the Agent Manually
You upgrade the 
CA Harvest SCM
 agent so you can use the new product features.
Follow these steps:
  1. Make sure you have completed all steps to prepare for the agent upgrade.
  2. Install the agent as if you were installing it for the first time.
    The agent is upgraded.
Prepare for the Client Upgrade Manually
Follow these steps:
  1. Do not upgrade the agent until you have read that information and understand it.
  2. Write down the current version of the client.
  3. Back up all custom files (including UDP scripts and forms) from the %HARVESTHOME% and %HARVESTHOME%\forms directories. Make note of your backup location.
  4. Back up any HClient.arg file that you use to connect to a specific product broker.
  5. Uninstall the previous version of the client.
Upgrade the Local Client
You upgrade the 
CA Harvest SCM
 client so you can use the new product features.
Follow these steps:
  1. Verify that you have completed all steps to prepare for the client upgrade.
  2. Install the client as if you were installing it for the first-time.
  3. After the installation is complete, if you backed up custom files including UDP scripts and forms from your previous installation, copy these files back to the %CA_SCM_HOME% and %CA_SCM_HOME%\forms directories.
    The local client is upgraded.
Prepare for the Server Upgrade Manually
Follow these steps:
  1. If your DBMS version does not meet the requirements listed in the 
    Release Information
    , upgrade it to a supported release before upgrading the server.
  2. Write down the current version of the server.
  3. Back up your database and all custom files (including UDP scripts and forms) from the %HARVESTHOME% and %HARVESTHOME%\forms directories. Make note of your backup location.
  4. Uninstall the previous version of the server.
Upgrade the Server
You upgrade the 
CA Harvest SCM
 server so you can use the product new features.
Follow these steps:
  1. Make sure you have completed all steps to prepare for the server upgrade.
  2. Install the server as if you were installing it for the first time.
  3. After the installation is complete, if you backed up custom files including UDP scripts and forms from your previous installation, copy these files back to the %CA_SCM_HOME% and %CA_SCM_HOME%\forms directories.
    The server is upgraded.