Phase 1: Prepare for the Upgrade
We recommend the following steps to prepare for an upgrade:
1. Ensure that a 5.1 test environment exists.
2. Ensure that a 5.1 development environment exists.
3. Create a 6.2 test environment or 6.2 UTF8/Unicode environment.
4. Create a 6.2 development environment or 6.2 UTF8/Unicode environment.
5. Build and test your applications under 5.1.
The following sections explain each of these steps.