Enterprise 11 upgrade considerations

To ensure a successful upgrade to Automation Anywhere Enterprise version 11.3.x, review these considerations before starting the upgrade process.

Upgrading the Automation Anywhere Enterprise Client

When installing the new Enterprise Client 11.3.x.x version over an existing 10.x or 11.x (versions before 11.3) version, perform the following steps:
  1. Uninstall any existing Enterprise Client (versions before 11.3).
  2. Install the full version of the 11.3 Enterprise Client.
  3. Install any new 11.3.x.x version with the provided setup file.

    The Enterprise Client points to the same repository path, ensuring access to the existing bots.

Upgrading the Automation Anywhere Control Room

Review the following version-specific considerations before upgrading:
Note: To avoid any file-related or service-related errors after an upgrade, we recommend that you stop all Automation Anywhere services before upgrading your Automation Anywhere Control Room. All the Automation Anywhere services will restart automatically after the upgrade is completed.
Version 11.3.5
  • When upgrading the Control Room from Version 11.3.5, Version 11.3.5.1, Version 11.3.5.2, Version 11.3.5.3, Version 11.3.5.4, Version 11.3.5.5, Version 11.3.5.6, Version 11.3.5.7 to Version 11.3.5.8 you might experience a downtime. Before you start the upgrade, perform the following actions:
    • Pause all the workload management queues and ensure that there are no Work Items in progress.
    • During the upgrade, the Enterprise Client might be disconnected from the Control Room. Log in again to all the devices after the upgrade is complete.
  • You must follow the below-mentioned prerequisites before performing either a patch or a major upgrade:
    1. Deactivate all the active schedules, pause the active workload management queues, and ensure the bot Player is not running.
    2. When the major or patch version is upgraded, activate the schedules and resume the workload management queues.
  • When upgrading the Control Room from Version 11.3.5 or Version 11.3.5.1 to Version 11.3.5.3, you will experience a downtime, while performing a HA setup. Before you start the upgrade, perform the following actions:
    • Pause all the workload management queues and ensure that there are no Work Items in progress.
    • During the upgrade, the Enterprise Client might be disconnected from the Control Room. Log in again to all the devices after the upgrade is complete.
  • When you install the Control Room Version 11.3.5.3 patch on any one of the versions such as Version 11.3.5, Version 11.3.5.1, or Version 11.3.5.2, in the Service Credentials and Provide Elasticsearch Credentials screen, enter the same password you provided in the previous version (Version 11.3.5, Version 11.3.5.1, or Version 11.3.5.2).

    When you perform a script installation of the Control Room Version 11.3.5.3 patch on Version 11.3.5, Version 11.3.5.1, or Version 11.3.5.2, include the AA_CRSERVICEUSERNAME, AA_CRSERVICEPASSWD, and AA_ESPASSWD parameters for service and Elasticsearch credentials. You must provide the same password for the user name as the one that you provided in the previous version (Version 11.3.5, Version 11.3.5.1, or Version 11.3.5.2).

    Installing Control Room using scripts.

  • When upgrading the Control Room to Version 11.3.5.2, you might experience a downtime. To avoid this downtime, perform the following actions:
    • Before you start the upgrade, pause all the workload management queues and ensure that there are no Work Items in progress.
    • During the upgrade, the Enterprise Client might be disconnected from the Control Room. Log in again to all the devices after the upgrade is complete.
  • When you instal the Control Room Version 11.3.5.2 patch on any one of the versions such as Version 11.3.5 or Version 11.3.5.1, in the Service Credentials and Provide Elasticsearch Credentials screen, enter the same password you provided in the previous version (Version 11.3.5 or Version 11.3.5.1).

    When you perform a script installation of the Control Room Version 11.3.5.2 patch on Version 11.3.5 or Version 11.3.5.1, include the AA_CRSERVICEUSERNAME, AA_CRSERVICEPASSWD, and AA_ESPASSWD parameters for service and Elasticsearch credentials. You must provide the same password for the user name as the one that you provided in the previous version (Version 11.3.5 or Version 11.3.5.1).

    Installing Control Room using scripts.

  • If any active schedule exists in your system, perform the following additional steps before installing the Version 11.3.5.1 patch:
    1. Navigate to the config folder in the Control Room installation folder.

      For example: C:\Program Files\Automation Anywhere\Enterprise\config

    2. Create a property file with the filename as quartz.properties.

      The property filename is case-sensitive.

      If the property file already exists, open it in the edit mode.

    3. Add the following property in the quartz.properties file on each node. The property key and value are case-sensitive.

      org.quartz.scheduler.instanceName=scheduler

    4. Save the file.
    5. Follow the steps to install the Version 11.3.5.1 patch.
  • When upgrading from Version 11.2.x to Version 11.3.5, the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) fetch job might fail. This occurs because the Active Directory connectivity fails due to the upgrade, and it requires setting up the LDAP credentials again. After setting up the LDAP credentials, restart the following Control Room services to automatically restart the FQDN fetch job:
    • Automation Anywhere Control Room Messaging
    • Automation Anywhere Control Room Reverse Proxy
    • Automation Anywhere Control Room Service
    • Automation Anywhere Control Room Caching
  • If you are upgrading from any Version 11.3.x to Version 11.3.5 with three or more than three nodes in a cluster, you must perform the additional steps before installing the Version 11.3.5. See this article for additional steps: How to perform V11.3.5 Upgrade with 3+ Nodes in Cluster (A-People login required).
Version 11.3.4
  • When upgrading the Control Room from Version 11.3.4, Version 11.3.4.1, Version 11.3.4.2, Version 11.3.4.3, Version 11.3.4.5, Version 11.3.4.6 to Version 11.3.4.7 you might experience a downtime. Before you start the upgrade, perform the following actions:
    • Pause all the workload management queues and ensure that there are no Work Items in progress.
    • During the upgrade, the Enterprise Client might be disconnected from the Control Room. Log in again to all the devices after the upgrade is complete.
    Note: You will not experience a downtime when upgrading the Control Room from Version 11.3.4.4 to Version 11.3.4.5.
  • When upgrading the Control Room from Version 11.3.4, Version 11.3.4.1, Version 11.3.4.2, Version 11.3.4.3 to Version 11.3.4.5, you might experience a downtime. To avoid this downtime, perform the following actions:
    • Before you start the upgrade, pause all the workload management queues and ensure that there are no Work Items in progress.
    • During the upgrade, the Enterprise Client might be disconnected from the Control Room. Log in again to all the devices after the upgrade is complete.
    Note: You will not experience a downtime when upgrading the Control Room from Version 11.3.4.4 to Version 11.3.4.5.
  • When upgrading the Control Room to Version 11.3.4.4, you might experience a downtime. To avoid this downtime, perform the following actions:
    • Before you start the upgrade, pause all the workload management queues and ensure that there are no Work Items in progress.
    • During the upgrade, the Enterprise Client might be disconnected from the Control Room. Log in again to all the devices after the upgrade is complete.
  • You cannot install the Version 11.3.4.3 patch directly over the Version 11.3.4.2 patch. If you are currently on the Version 11.3.4.2 patch, perform the following steps:
    1. Uninstall the existing Version 11.3.4.2 patch to revert to the Version 11.3.4.1 patch.
    2. Install the Version 11.3.4.3 patch.
      • If you are using the Version 11.3.4.1 patch, you can directly upgrade to the Version 11.3.4.3 patch.
      • The Enterprise Client might be disconnected from the Control Room while upgrading Control Room to Version 11.3.4.3 for high-availability setup. Relogin to all the devices after the upgrade is complete.
During upgrades, the database data is retrieved automatically. The user performing the upgrade must have the minimum database permissions. See Enterprise 11 database requirements.
Version 11.3.3
  • You cannot uninstall the Version 11.3.3.2 or later patches when it is applied over the Version 11.3.3.1 patch. We recommend installing the Version 11.3.3.2 or later patches over the base Version 11.3.3. If you are currently on the Version 11.3.3.1 patch, perform the following steps:
    1. Uninstall the existing Version 11.3.3.1 patch to revert to the base Version 11.3.3.
    2. Install the Version 11.3.3.2 or later patch.
  • The upgrade process for Version 11.3.3 is faster and requires minimal inputs. It allows you to review previous configuration as they are displayed as is and update certain configurations. See Upgrade to a higher 11.x version.
Version 11.3.2
  • You cannot directly install the Version 11.3.2.5 patch over the Version 11.3.2.1 or Version 11.3.2.2 patches. If you try to apply this patch, a warning message appears and you cannot install the Version 11.3.2.5 patch over Version 11.3.2.1 or Version 11.3.2.2 patch.

    If you are currently on either Version 11.3.2.1 or Version 11.3.2.2 patch, perform the following steps:

    1. Uninstall your current patch to revert to the base Version 11.3.2.
    2. Install the Version 11.3.2.5 patch.

    If you are currently using the base Version 11.3.2, you can directly apply the Version 11.3.2.5 patch.

  • You cannot directly install the Version 11.3.2.4 patch over the Version 11.3.2.1 and Version 11.3.2.2 patches. If you try to apply this patch, a warning message appears that restricts you from installing the Version 11.3.2.4 patch over Version 11.3.2.1 or Version 11.3.2.2 patch.

    If you are currently on either Version 11.3.2.1 or Version 11.3.2.2 patch, perform the following steps:

    1. Uninstall your current patch to revert to the base Version 11.3.2.
    2. Install the Version 11.3.2.4 patch.

    If you are currently using the base Version 11.3.2, you can directly apply the Version 11.3.2.4 patch.

  • The Control Room installer is not available for the Version 11.3.2.3 release.
  • If you already have the previous Control Room patch installed, you must uninstall the previous patch before installing the Control Room Version 11.3.2.2 patch.
  • Reboot the server after uninstalling the Control Room Version 11.3.2.2 patch to ensure any processes holding specific binaries are freed up.
  • To access the existing version of the IQ Bot using the upgraded Version 11.3.2 of the Control Room, disable the authentication by doing the following steps:
    1. Go to the config folder in the Control Room install folder.
    2. Add the following property on each node in the cluster.properties file:

      ignite.security.disable=true

      • In the distributed environment, open the cluster.properties file and add the property.
      • In the standalone environment, create a cluster.properties file, add the property, and save the file in the config folder.
    3. From the service console on each node, restart the Bot Insight and Control Room Windows services. See Enterprise 11: Verifying Automation Anywhere Windows services for a list of services.

When upgrading Control Room to Version 11.3.2, close any Java applications running on the machine.

Version 11.3.1
  • The Control Room Version 11.3.1.11 update has two different installers, one for base Version 11.3.1.2 and the other for base Version 11.3.1. Download the appropriate installer depending on your current base version.

    To apply the patch on Version 11.3.1 and Version 11.3.1.2, run the setup file and point to the existing Control Room database.

    Before installing Version 11.3.1.11 (base 11.3.1), ensure that you perform the following checks for successful patch installation:
    • Database Server is up and running.
    • Database credential in boot.db.properties has full database access.
    • Database password is correct with all valid characters.
    • Disk space is adequate on the Control Room server for component replacement.
    Note:
    • Network fluctuation issues can affect the patch installation.
    • If the patch installation fails due to any reason, it is terminated and the Automation Anywhere Control Room Service is stopped. You should reinstall the Control Room with the base version and update to the required patch version.
  • The Control Room Version 11.3.1.10 update is available for the base Version 11.3.1.

    To apply the patch on Control Room Version 11.3.1, run the setup file and point to the existing Control Room database.

  • The Control Room Version 11.3.1.9 update is available for the base Version 11.3.1.

    To apply the patch on Control Room Version 11.3.1, run the setup file and point to the existing Control Room database.

  • The Control Room Version 11.3.1.7 update has two different installers, one for base Version 11.3.1.2 and the other for base Version 11.3.1. Download the appropriate installer depending on your current base version.

    To apply the patch on Version 11.3.1 and Version 11.3.1.2, run the setup file and point to the existing Control Room database.

  • The Control Room Version 11.3.1.5 update is available for base Version 11.3.1.

    To apply the patch on Control Room Version 11.3.1, run the setup file and point to the existing Control Room database.

  • The Control Room Version 11.3.1.4 update has two different installers, one for base 11.3.1 and 11.3.1.1, named 11.3.1.4 (base 11.3.1) and the other for base 11.3.1.2, named 11.3.1.4 (base 11.3.1.2). Download the appropriate installer depending on your current base version.

    To apply the patch on Control Room Version 11.3.1, Version 11.3.1.1, and Version 11.3.1.2, run the setup file and point to the existing Control Room database.

  • The Control Room installer is not available for the Version 11.3.1.3 release.
  • To upgrade to the Control Room Version 11.3.1.2 using a complete setup, run the setup file and point to the existing Control Room database.
  • To apply a patch on Control Room Version 11.3.1, do not uninstall the existing version. Run the Control Room Version 11.3.1.x setup file and point to the existing Control Room database. If you have a version earlier than Version 11.3.1 installed, first install Version 11.3.1 because it is the base version for the Control Room 11.3.1.x patch releases.

For information about migrating data after upgrading, see Migration overview.