Migration Guide > Migration Guide > Upgrading from OpenROAD 6.0 > Phase 1: Prepare for the Upgrade
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Phase 1: Prepare for the Upgrade
We recommend the following steps to prepare for an upgrade:
1. Ensure that a 6.0 test environment exists.
2. Ensure that a 6.0 development environment exists.
3. Create a 11.2 test environment or 11.2 UTF8/Unicode environment.
4. Create a 11.2 development environment or 11.2 UTF8/Unicode environment.
5. Build and test your applications under 11.2.
The following sections explain each of these steps.
Last modified date: 12/20/2023