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{{Note box|msg=In-place upgrades to SME 9.x using yum or CD are not supported due to design constraints imposed by CentOS.
{{Note box|msg=In-place upgrades to SME 9.x using yum or CD are not supported due to design constraints imposed by CentOS.
It is necessary to backup the old server & then restore to the new server. }}
It is necessary to backup the old server & then restore to the new server. Contribs will need to be reinstalled.}}
The simplest way to do this is via a Console Backup to attached USB disk on the old server. Alternatively use one of the Backup & Restore options available in server manager panel, ie backup to desktop, or backup to workstation (either attached USB or network share). Other non standard options exist to Backup virtual servers that do not have USB ports etc, & Restore to similar virtual systems, eg using ssh.
The simplest way to do this is via a Console Backup to attached USB disk on the old server. Alternatively use one of the Backup & Restore options available in server manager panel, ie backup to desktop, or backup to workstation (either to attached USB or network share). Other non standard options exist to Backup virtual servers that do not have USB ports etc, & Restore to similar virtual systems, eg using ssh.
{{Note box|msg=The Restore from USB on first boot function (on a newly installed SME 9 server), will only utilise backups that are saved as smeserver.tgz files, which are the Console backup to USB or the server manager backup to Desktop. The server manager backup to Workstation (either to USB or network share) creates a "backupdate.dar" type filename (or multiple split parts) & cannot be used to restore using the Restore on first boot function, it can only be used for restores from server manager.}}
====Upgrade via Console backup to USB drive====
====Upgrade via Console backup to USB drive====
