If you installed a base deployment using ArcGIS Enterprise Builder, you can upgrade the base deployment to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 using the builder. This is a way to upgrade your deployment using the configuration wizard. All other ArcGIS Enterprise deployments need to be upgraded by individual software components.
Downtime during upgrades can be avoided for organizations with an identical, isolated standby environment. As an administrator, you can upgrade your standby environment while your production environment remains accessible, reducing risk and minimizing the time your organization is unavailable. To learn more about this upgrade strategy and about how to upgrade your highly available or replicated environment, see Upgrade highly available and replicated environments.
ArcGIS Enterprise upgrade order
The recommended order to upgrade the components in your ArcGIS Enterprise deployment is as follows:
- Upgrade Portal for ArcGIS.
- Upgrade ArcGIS Web Adaptor (for Portal for ArcGIS) for IIS or Java (Windows).
- Upgrade the ArcGIS Server site serving as the portal's hosting server.
- Upgrade ArcGIS Web Adaptor (for ArcGIS Server) for IIS or Java (Windows).
- Upgrade ArcGIS Data Store.
- If your ArcGIS Enterprise deployment includes them, upgrade federated servers.
Most federated servers must match the version of the base ArcGIS Enterprise deployment. For information on supported versions for federated servers, see Federate an ArcGIS Server with your portal.
See the upgrade information for the type of federated servers you need to upgrade.