Upgrading

Get the latest features. New features like SQL Azure and Azure Blob support, Windows 2019 Server support, 64Bit support, MySQL8 support, robust RESTful API support, and more (What's New, Fixed Issues).
Ensure your product is up-to-date. Get ongoing improvements, fixes, the latest support of the Ipswitch teams, and take advantage of the improvements requested by the rich ecosystem of Ipswitch users.
If you have a support subscription, upgrades are free. Check your product license.
MOVEit Transfer 2019.x supports "direct upgrade" (upgrade by way of running the MOVEit Transfer installer) for MOVEit Transfer 2018 (10.0.0) and later.

Prior to the 2017 release of MOVEit Transfer, the MOVEit Transfer product was named MOVEit DMZ.

Upgrade Paths

Use the Upgrade Path table to find out how you can move earlier or legacy versions to MOVEit Transfer 2019.

Your Existing Product Version

Upgrade Path

MOVEit Transfer 2018 (10.0.0) or later

Use Upgrade mode in MOVEit installer:

Read the Upgrade Guidelines.
Sign in and download the upgrade installer from the Ipswitch Customer and Community portal.

MOVEit Transfer 2017 PLUS SP1 (9.6) and older

If you are running a version that is out of date or close to being out of date, you can:

Upgrade to a supported version such as 2018 (running the 2018 installer in upgrade mode), and then...
Use the latest installer to upgrade 2018 to 2019.
Check the Product Lifecycle page --upgrade to the latest version of MOVEit Transfer if your product version is close or past its End of Life (EoL) or sunset milestones.

To get a MOVEit installer package:

Sign-in to the Ipswitch Customer and Community portal.
Download the product package. (When you get your MOVEit product package from your Ipswitch Community page, the activation code is already embedded).
Before you run the upgrade installer:
- Review Upgrade Guidelines. They identify useful tips and guidelines for existing MOVEit Transfer or MOVEit DMZ users.
- It is a good idea to copy and save your current product serial number. This Ipswitch knowledge base article explains how to find it.

For upgrades, activation codes are applied automatically when you run the MOVEit Transfer installer.

Your upgrade activation code is embedded in the MOVEit installer file.
The activation code is also stored in your Ipswitch Community product page for reference.
The activation code differs from your serial number. The code begins with your serial number and contains an additional eight characters.