Pilot upgrade process

Updated in 2021.2

This article lists the steps you should take to perform the pilot upgrade.

1. Install Alloy Discovery Enterprise:
   1. Install server components of Alloy Discovery.
   2. Create a pilot Alloy Discovery database.
   3. Activate your pilot Alloy Discovery database.
2. Test your pilot Alloy Discovery Enterprise system:
   1. Start pilot Inventory Server.
   2. Test your pilot Alloy Discovery database.
3. Switch your pilot Alloy Discovery Enterprise to production:
   1. Stop the production Inventory Server.
   2. Force users to log off.
   3. Stop the Inventory Server in the pilot environment.
   4. Upgrade Alloy Discovery server components.
   5. Switch your pilot Alloy Discovery database to production.
   6. Activate your updated production Alloy Discovery database.
   7. Start the production Inventory Server.
   8. Upgrade client components for technicians.
4. Perform additional steps:
   1. Optional: Uninstall Alloy Discovery Enterprise of the previous version.
   2. Optional: Remove unneeded SQL Server accounts.