Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Forecast Server

Use the following table to determine the upgrade path for your site:
Current Release at Your Site
Release That You Are Upgrading to
High-Level Steps and Resources
3.1 or any previous release
4.1
4.1_M1
  1. Before you upgrade, see SAS Forecast Server 4.1.
  2. You must be upgrade to SAS 9.3 in order to upgrade to SAS Forecast Server 4.1. When you upgrade to SAS 9.3, you can migrate or you can create a new deployment. For more information about how to migrate to a new release or to create a new deployment, see the SAS Forecast Server 4.1: Administrator’s Guide.
4.1
4.1_M1
  1. Before you upgrade, see SAS Forecast Server 4.1_M1.
  2. To upgrade to SAS Forecast Server 4.1_M1, see Install and Configure a Software Update. For more information about post-configuration steps, see the SAS Forecast Server 4.1: Administrator’s Guide.
3.1 or any previous release
12.1
  1. You must be upgraded to SAS 9.3 in order to upgrade to SAS Forecast Server 12.1. When you upgrade to SAS 9.3, you can migrate, or you can create a new deployment. For more information about how to migrate to a new release, see the SAS Forecast Server 12.1: Migration Guide. For more information about how to create a new deployment, see the SAS Forecast Server 12.1: Administrator’s Guide.
4.1
4.1_M1
12.1
  1. Before you upgrade, see SAS Forecast Server 12.1.
  2. When you upgrade to SAS Forecast Server 12.1, you can migrate, or you can create a new deployment. For more information about how to migrate to a new release, see the SAS Forecast Server 12.1: Migration Guide. For more information about how to create a new deployment, see the SAS Forecast Server 12.1: Administrator’s Guide.