800xa 5.1 to 6.1 upgrade

Dear all,

I am trying to find the user manual for upgrading from 800xa 5.1 to 6.1, is there such a document or I should use 5.1 to 6.0 manual.

Thanks,
Osama Ayoub

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Hi If you want to upgrade system 5.1 to 6.1 then you should have update media available in ABB library.
Follow online upgrade manual procedure.

If you want to upgrade project from 5.1 to 6.1 You can find upgrade manuals in 6.1 version dump. Create a new system in 6.1 version through system configuration console. Take admin Structure back up. Delete the newly created system.
Restore Maintenance Back up of existing 5.1 system through Configuration wizard.
After healthy restore import admin Structure and deploy required function through SCC.

By this way you can upgrade the project.

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by Stefan Stromqvist AKS expert

Rank: 1 on 1/28/2021 10:54:47 AM | Like (1) | Report

Close but no cigar.

Please read the upgrade manual! The procedure is stated there.

Login to ABB Library, download, read...

by Charandas Shenoy Rank: 316 on 1/28/2021 11:22:31 AM | Like (0) | Report

Thank you sir.will try my best to improve.

by kstoilov AKS expert

Rank: 5 on 1/28/2021 2:22:23 PM | Like (0) | Report

Always have a clean Windows disk image with installed windows updates + ABB pre-requirements prior start your installation / upgrade activities.
Also a good system backup of the system.

by Stefan Stromqvist AKS expert

Rank: 1 on 1/28/2021 2:35:21 PM | Like (0) | Report

And if you don't recall what to do with the System State aspects, cease all actions and ask for help. The upgrade IS tricky to fathom the first few times. Have images taken at important steps, e.g. prior "Deploy" so that you can go back to a known good state.

The System Installer is mostly totally unforgivable and will very rarely let you repair a mistake taken two minutes earlier.

When first problems arrive; arrest work, think, think again, call for help.

At support we see too many cases of "trying every button on the freakin' keyboard before asking for help".

A deploy with System installer v6 cannot be undone.
Backup often. Backup early.
Be prepared to reload Microsoft Windows from scratch and activate it once more, OR load the drive images you SHOULD TAKE before clicking the "Deploy System" button in the System Configuration Console.

This may sound a bit harsh - but it is just a friendly nudge to ask you to proceed with caution and always carefully follow the documentation instead of "trying out the new system installer..."

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