Pre-upgrade planning tool
Upgrading Confluence or Jira? You can instantly create a tailored upgrade plan using the pre-upgrade planning tool, located in your application's admin console.
We recommend a version to upgrade to, run pre-upgrade checks, and provide you with a custom upgrade guide with step-by-step instructions.
Prerequisites
To access the upgrade planning tool, you'll need the Troubleshooting and Support tools app installed. This is bundled with your application, but you may need to update the app. Learn how to update apps.
Compatible applications and versions
The pre-upgrade planning tool is currently available in the following applications and versions:
| Application | Version | Troubleshooting and Support tools version |
|---|---|---|
| Confluence Server | 6.5.0 or later | 1.17.1 or later |
| Confluence Data Center | 6.5.0 or later | 1.19.0 or later |
| Jira Server | 7.4.3 or later | 1.15.1 or later |
| Jira Data Center | 7.4.3 or later | 1.16.0 or later |
| Bitbucket Server | 7.9.0 or later | ATST upgrade not available |
| Bitbucket Data Center | 7.9.0 or later | ATST upgrade not available |
Find the pre-upgrade planning tool
To access the tool, go to your application's admin console. You'll need to be logged in as an administrator to do this.
- For Confluence: Choose
> General Configuration > Plan your upgrade - For Jira applications: Choose Administration (
) > Applications > Plan your upgrade - For Bitbucket: Choose
> Administration > Plan your upgrade
Health checks
The pre-upgrade planning tool runs the health checks listed below, so you can identify and fix any issues before you upgrade. These checks are based on the supported platform requirements of the version you're upgrading to.
| Health check | What does the check do? | Jira Server and Data Center | Confluence Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supported databases | Ensures your instance is using a supported database vendor and version. |  | |
| License expiry | Ensures your software maintenance or subscription is active. | | |
| Java version and vendor | Ensures you're using a supported version of the JDK/JRE. | | |
| Collation check | Ensures your database is using the correct collation. Only runs if you're using MySQL or Microsoft SQL Server. | |
Confluence won't start with an incorrect collation |
Files we check for modifications
As part of your upgrade plan, we check the following files in your current installation to see if they contain custom modifications. If any of these files have been modified, we prompt you to re-apply the change as part of the upgrade steps.
Confluence files
We check all files under <install-dir>/confluence
Jira files
We check all files located under:
<install-dir>/atlassian-jira<install-dir>/bin/setenv.sh<install-dir>/conf/server.xml
Proxy considerations
To make sure the pre-upgrade planning tool shows the latest version data, your application needs to be able to access the following URL:
https://puds.prod.atl-paas.net/rest/v1/upgrade/info
If a connection can’t be established, for example if you’re using restrictive firewall or proxy server settings, the tool won’t be able to fetch any updates to version data, supported platforms or documentation.
In these cases, we recommend updating to the latest version of the Troubleshooting and Support tools plugin. This will ensure the content is current. You could also consider checking the relevant supported platforms page, or allowing access to the URL above.