JIRA Core 7.8.x upgrade notes
Here are some important notes on upgrading to JIRA Core 7.8. For details of the new features and improvements in this release, see the JIRA Core 7.8 release notes.
Upgrade notes
JIRA administrators
Oracle JDBC driver no longer bundled with JIRA
If you're using Oracle as the database, you'll need to download the driver from the Oracle website, and copy it to the /lib directory in the JIRA installation directory after the upgrade.
The supported Oracle JDBC version is 12.2.0.1. For more info, see Connecting JIRA applications to Oracle.
Monitoring the quick search
We’ve added extra options to the new quick search to let JIRA admins limit the number of searches, and monitor how their users are searching in real-time. The quick search doesn’t affect performance in a significant way unless many users start searching at the same time.
If you notice any slowdown, start monitoring the searches to find a limit that works best for your instance.
- To monitor searching in real-time, use the
quicksearch.concurrent.searchmetric in JMX. For more info, see Live monitoring with JMX. - To limit the number of searches, use the
jira.quicksearch.max.concurrent.searchesglobal setting. For more info, see Configuring advanced settings.
Plugin developers
There are no important changes in this release.
Upgrade procedure
Note: Upgrade to a test environment first. Test your upgrades in your test environment before rolling them into production.
If you're already running a version of JIRA, please follow these instructions to upgrade to the latest version:
- Before you upgrade, we strongly recommend that you back up your installation directory, home directory, and database.
- Read the release notes and upgrade notes for all releases between your version and the latest version.
- Download the latest version of JIRA.
- Follow the instructions in the Upgrade Guide.
Upgrading from earlier versions?
- 7.0, or later
Take a look at the upgrade matrix. It lists known issues you should be aware of when upgrading between multiple versions. - Earlier than 7.0
Consult the Migration hub. The JIRA 7.0 release introduced significant changes. You must first upgrade to JIRA 7.0 before upgrading to later versions.