Preparations for Simplified Upgrade

The preparation steps will not affect the running system and can be done in advance.

1. Ensure that the environment variables are set correctly:
   

2. Make a system export of all your configurations with System Export.

   $ mzsh mzadmin/<password> systemexport <backup directory>/<filename>

3. For safety, make an online backup of the database(s). For information about how to perform an online backup, see Backup and Disaster Recovery Procedures.