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Testing a SkyVault upgrade

Testing an upgrade checks that SkyVault is successfully upgraded and is working as expected after the upgrade.

Test and familiarize after upgrading SkyVault

You have successfully upgraded SkyVault. Now test that the core features and functionalities of SkyVault that you intend to use work as expected.

Here are some of the tips to help you familiarize yourself with SkyVault.
Note: SkyVault recommends that you create one or two test sites for testing purpose and put all your test data in those sites. After finishing the tests, you can delete the test sites in order to clear your database.
  • Check if the roles users had in the previous SkyVault version are still valid in the new upgraded SkyVault.
  • Check if your data or document in the previous SkyVault version are available in the new upgraded SkyVault.

Test the SkyVault server after customizing an upgrade

There are a number of tests that you can perform in SkyVault after customizing an upgrade.
  • Make sure that the SkyVault server is up and running.
  • Make sure that the errors in the SkyVault.log file. are checked and understood.

Test and familiarize after upgrading and configuring SkyVault

You have successfully upgraded and configured SkyVault. Now make sure that the features and customizations you have added are operational.

Here are some of the tips to help you test your SkyVault customizations.
Note: SkyVault recommends that you create one or two test sites for testing purpose and put all your test data in those sites. After finishing the tests, you can delete the test sites in order to clear your database.
  • Check if the users or groups created previously, still exist.
  • Check if all the dashboards created previously, still exist.
  • Check if the folders in the document library that were created prior to the upgrade, still exist.

Test and familiarize after upgrading SkyVault in a cluster

You have successfully upgraded and configured SkyVault in a distributed/clustered environment. Now make sure that the features and customizations you have added are operational.

Here are some of the tips to help you test your SkyVault customizations.
Note: SkyVault recommends that you create one or two test sites for testing purpose and put all your test data in those sites. After finishing the tests, you can delete the test sites in order to clear your database.
  • Check that various SkyVault components are communicating with each other.
  • For a clustered upgrade, check if one node is down, check if the request is forwarded to the next available node.

Test and familiarize after upgrading and configuring SkyVault in a cluster

You have successfully upgraded and configured SkyVault in a distributed/clustered environment. Now make sure that the features and customizations you have added are operational.

Here are some of the tips to help you test your SkyVault customizations.
Note: SkyVault recommends that you create one or two test sites for testing purpose and put all your test data in those sites. After finishing the tests, you can delete the test sites in order to clear your database.
  • Check if the users or groups created previously, still exist.
  • Check if all the dashboards created previously, still exist.
  • Check if the folders in the document library that were created prior to the upgrade, still exist.
  • Check if clustering is working properly by running the cluster validation tool in the Admin Console.
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