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We must limit the ability to directly upgrade to the newest version due to accumulated software changes that result in incompatibilities between versions, such as:
- database Database migration system changes.
- MySQL server version updates
- installation procedures changes
- . MySQL server versions are supported for the length of time they are supported by the vendor (generally, 2 years from their release date).
- Installation procedures changes.
X-Formation will provide support for and We will maintain the ability to update an older version versions of License Statistics for at least 2 years (eight minor versions prior to the latest version current version), including:
- Installer downloads. Installers are available to download for at least 2 years
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- from their release date (eight minor versions prior to the current version). In some cases, such as when needed to maintain the update chain, older installers are available as well.
- Direct updates to License Statistics
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- download installers
- update License Statistics directly using the installer
- automatically update Automatic updates using Windows, RPM and DEB installers installers
- migrate Migration of the old database. Database migrations are maintained for at least 2 years, and new ones are added for another 2 years. The oldest are cleaned.
- Direct updates to MySQLupdate MySQL directly
If your License Statistics version is more than 2 years old, we may be unable to support a direct upgrade to the newest License Statistics version. Older versions may require upgrading to a newer version before you are able to upgrade to the most current version.
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