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  2. JRASERVER-15248

The JIRA upgrade guide is misleading

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      A few points:

      • A few times it says to set up a second test instance with "Configure your new JIRA to have the same configuration as your old JIRA".
        Actually, it had better point to a different database schema, else all hell will break loose.
        Also it needs a different Lucene index directory.
        These are kind of covered later, but I worry that a user may get confused.
      • It tries to explain the "XML upgrade" method, and "DB upgrade" method together, whereas I think each should be explained separately even if this means some duplication.
      • Note that the instructions generally refer to setting up a test instance on the same box as the prod instance. It should be noted that better practice is to use a separate box if possible.
      • It seems to mostly explain setting up a test upgrade, rather actually doing a real upgrade, but it is not clear which is which.
      • Section 5.2 "Post-startup checks and tasks", seems to be a mix-up of some final things to do when setting up a test instance, and tasks to change over the test to production.
      • "If you changed machines when upgrading, change the paths to the indexes, attachments and backup directories, from within the Administration section of JIRA."
        Actually, if you installed on a different machine, you may be able to use the same directories, however on the same machine you will definitely need to change these.

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              rosie@atlassian.com Rosie Jameson [Atlassian] (Inactive)
              mlassau Mark Lassau (Inactive)
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