Google Search Appliance Upgrade and Migration Handbook User Manual
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Where do I find GSA release information?
GSA releases are available from within th
under the Resources >
Google Search Appliance Software Updates
page. This page provides information about the latest
release of the GSA that can help you to:
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Determine the model of the search appliance to be updated or installed
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Find the latest version of the GSA in the table of “Recent Versions” for a particular GSA model
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Ensure that the latest version is supported for that GSA model
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Locate update Instructions containing details and guidelines on updating to that version
Release Notes and Update Instructions
Each release of the GSA is accompanied by Release Notes and Update Instructions. Release Notes
contain a listing of new and outstanding issues in the current release, as well as the major issues that have
been fixed since the previous release of the GSA. It is strongly recommended that the New Issues section
be thoroughly reviewed prior to moving forward with the update in order to be aware of bugs which might
impact the usage of the GSA.
Release documentation
The GSA documentation website always contains the full set of documentation for the most recent release
of the GSA, and can be found via the
.
The documentation for each release contains a “Guide to Software Release X.X” that describes the new
features that have been added in that release.
Comparing features between releases
In some cases, it is important to understand the changes in a specific functionality between GSA releases.
Where this is required, a good way to compare functionality between versions is to analyze the
documentation differences between each release.
A listing of documentation for each version of the GSA can be found at:
Release schedule
The Google Search Appliance does not follow a fixed release schedule. However there are generally two
version updates released each year. Patch releases are made available as required, and there are generally
multiple patches released on each version each year.
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