ARTIFACTORY: How to Upgrade Artifactory from Open-Source Solutions (OSS) to Pro for RPM Installations

If you’re using an RPM installation of Artifactory OSS and your goal is to move from a particular version of OSS to the exact same version of Pro, please execute the following steps:

1. Download the desired Artifactory version RPM installation fromthis link
2. Perform a completeSystem Export, this would back up your entire server information. Please make sure toNOTselect the "Exclude Metadata" and "Exclude Content" checkboxes
3. For Artifactory 7.x – Back up the system.yaml file (located in $ARTIFACTORY_HOME/var/etc/) to a neutral location
4. Stop Artifactory
5. Remove Artifactory OSS using the-noscriptsoption –rpm -e –noscripts jfrog-artifactory-oss
6. Install Artifactory Pro –rpm -ivh jfrog-artifactory-pro-.rpm
7. Create/Edit the 'artifactory.lic' file (located in $ARTIFACTORY_HOME/var/etc/ for Artifactry 7.x, and in $ARTIFACTORY_HOME/etc/ in Artifactory 6.x and below) and paste your Artifactory Pro license
8. Start Artifactory

NOTE:Upgrading from Artifactory OSS to Artifactory Pro is the same as upgrading from any given Artifactory version to the latest version. The instructions availableHEREshould guide you through the process.