If EVO is running a version prior to 7.1.0.161, it should be updated to the final 7.1.0 release before updating any further.
Review the Overview & General Safety section in the EVO System Upgrade Guide before proceeding.
- Ensure current backups exist (including databases such as ShareBrowser, Slingshot, and Resolve, if applicable)
- Uninstall any plugins (if applicable)
Pre-upgrade:
- Ensure current backups are available
- If ShareBrowser/Slingshot are used, export (download) a copy of each database
- If any plugins are installed, ensure their configuration is noted
- Critical: if the Resolve plugin is installed, its database must be backed up from a Resolve Studio workstation, to be re-imported following upgrade
- Uninstall all plugins
- (If EVO continually warns about a secondary disk, ensure it's connected before proceeding)
- Plan sufficient downtime for reboots
- Ensure EVO is running at least version 7.0.1.121 before updating to 7.1.0.161
Note: If an update fails for any reason, do not attempt to force it; instead, please gather logs and open a ticket.
Upgrade:
- Starting with a reboot is recommended to ensure there are no latent or unobserved concerns before committing to upgrade, and effectively ensures no immediate user activity
- Download EVO version 7.1.0.161
- Navigate to the Support page in the EVO web interface, and click the OS DATA tab to upload version 7.1.0.161
- Begin the upgrade and allow some time (typically 5-10 minutes), after which EVO will prompt for reboot
EVO will boot into 7.1.0.161.
Post-upgrade:
If further updates are needed, proceed to 7.1.1.
If no further updates are needed and ShareBrowser is used, uninstall the existing workstation application and download the matching client versions, and install any plugins/restore Resolve database if applicable.