An upgrade project is required when
upgrading from one major release to another (for example, upgrading
from Adobe® LiveCycle® Enterprise Suite 2 (ES2) to Adobe® LiveCycle®
Enterprise Suite 3 (ES3)). Besides protecting the investment you
made in developing forms, processes, and applications, upgrading
to LiveCycle ES3 allows you to take advantage of several new features.
Upgrade limits changes only to the middle tier of your enterprise
infrastructure. This minimizes the disruption to your enterprise
infrastructure and other custom applications. However, if your existing
LiveCycle installation runs on a 32-bit operating system, upgrade
to LiveCycle ES3 will not be supported. For more information, see: LiveCycle version and supporting software infrastructure compatibilities.
Upgrade project involves tasks ranging from initially surveying
your current LiveCycle environment to finally validating the upgraded
environment. The tasks should be carried out by personnel with specific
skill sets as described in the Required Skill Sets.
After upgrading to LiveCycle ES3, you must carry out verification
and user-acceptance tests, to ensure that forms, processes, and
applications continue to run and perform as expected. Upgrading
to LiveCycle ES3 is designed to provide an automated experience
with minimal manual tasks.
