<font size=2 face="sans-serif">Based on additional feedback from production
upgrades to IBM BigFix 9.2.5, we would like to highlight some differences
in upgrade timing customers will likely experience when upgrading to this
version.</font>
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<ul>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The 9.2.5 upgrade will likely take longer
than previous IEM/BigFix upgrades</font><font size=3> </font>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The duration is proportional to the
amount of subscribed external content, number of client uploads on the
server and speed of server hardware; and could take multiple hours for
some deployments</font><font size=3> </font>
<ul>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Deployments actively using SUA or ILMT
are expected to have higher numbers of client uploads and will be more
impacted</font></ul>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The UI does not display the progress
of the upgrade and will be unresponsive while the upgrade is occurring</font></ul><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
It is important to let the upgrade complete once started. To confirm
the upgrade is still progressing, reference the following technote (</font><a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21962862"><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21962862</u></font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif">)
or contact IBM support. </font><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
As usual, IBM recommends testing the server upgrade in an isolated lab
environment prior to completing a production upgrade. For a description
of this process and upgrade best practices, see </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/Upgrading%20Best%20Practices"><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/Upgrading%20Best%20Practices</u></font></a><font size=3>
</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
We will update the best practices link with additional information to help
estimate upgrade timing over the coming days.</font><font size=3> </font>