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• MySQL Server versions are supported for the length of time they are supported by the vendor (generally, 2 years from their release date)
• Direct update of the MySQL Server by more than one major LTS version is not supported by the vendor
• External database needs to be updated prior to updating License Statistics server following the proper instructions
• Embedded database is updated automatically by the installer when updating from the still supported version

Data migration

• Ability to migrate data directly to the newest version is maintained for 2-4 years
• Existing data migrations are supported for 8 versions
• New data migrations are added for another 8 versions
• After that time the oldest migrations are removed, keeping last 8 versions only

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