12.0 Upgrading to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1

You can upgrade to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1 from the following previous versions:

You can upgrade the managed devices of the following versions to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1:

NOTE:You can upgrade to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1 if the system language is either English, Spanish, or Portugal.

You cannot upgrade from ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management directly to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1.

If you have ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management systems that you want to migrate to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1, you must first migrate to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management and then upgrade to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1. Be aware that because of the expanded architecture between ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management and ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management, there is limited upgrade support between the two versions.

IMPORTANT:You must upgrade the ZENworks Server and ZENworks Agent software components in the following order:

  1. Upgrade the ZENworks Primary Server

  2. Upgrade the ZENworks Secondary Server

  3. Upgrade the managed devices

The following sections provide more information: