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Need viable options for Upgrading Windchill 10.1

  • December 19, 2024
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I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 10.1 and Datecode with CPS M030 on Sun Solaris platform
We want to upgrade to a latest Windchill version which will be compatible on RHEL 8x or RHEL 9x.

Need suggestions on what can be the viable / possible Upgrade options for this Windchill application.
    Best answer by SWeiler_9940261

    You should review the supported upgrade path documentation:
    https://www.ptc.com/support/-/media/support/refdocs/Windchill_PDMLink/compatibility/WCSupportedUpgradePaths_Main.pdf?sc_lang=en

     

    From 10.1 your highest target would be 11.0 M030. Then you would need to do a second upgrade from 11.0 M030 to 12.1.2. From there you would do a third from 12.1.2 to 13.0.2

    Keep in mind each of these versions have different OS compatibilities so you will you need multiple interim systems. 

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    Fadel
    Fadel23-Emerald I
    23-Emerald I
    December 19, 2024

    can you be more specifc ,on the request ?

     

    After healing source with mandatory WINDUS ,you install the latest version on what ever OS , then you import BD and LDAP dumps from source , run the upgrade manager and test .

    Buiꓘa
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    Arry_66094-ParticipantAuthor
    4-Participant
    December 20, 2024

    Hi Fede

     

    I guess we have to follow upgrade path, for e.g. Upgrade directly from a Windchill 10.x to a Windchill 12.x or 13.x is not possible, we might have to do hop or intermediate upgrades. I was looking for a similar solution like that.

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    SWeiler_994026116-PearlAnswer
    16-Pearl
    December 19, 2024

    You should review the supported upgrade path documentation:
    https://www.ptc.com/support/-/media/support/refdocs/Windchill_PDMLink/compatibility/WCSupportedUpgradePaths_Main.pdf?sc_lang=en

     

    From 10.1 your highest target would be 11.0 M030. Then you would need to do a second upgrade from 11.0 M030 to 12.1.2. From there you would do a third from 12.1.2 to 13.0.2

    Keep in mind each of these versions have different OS compatibilities so you will you need multiple interim systems. 

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      Arry_66094-ParticipantAuthor
      4-Participant
      December 20, 2024

      You are right. From 10.1 the highest target would be 11.0 M030. Then a second upgrade from 11.0 M030 to 12.1.2 looks fine.

       

      But the issue is our customer only has the latest and second latest RHEL supported in their images - RHEL 8x and 9x. For the intermediate upgrade to 11.0 M030 it supports only RHEL 6x and 7x. That's the main challenge on doing this intermediate upgrade. any alternatives for this ?

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      SWeiler_994026116-Pearl
      16-Pearl
      December 20, 2024

      Instead of RHEL 7, you could consider CentOs 7. 

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