Access guided upgrade on a non-production instance

Follow the guided upgrade steps to experience the seamless upgrade on your non-production instance.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Option	Navigation
Using the application navigator	Navigate to All > Admin Center > Upgrade Console.
Using Admin tab option	Navigate to Admin > Upgrade Console.
Using Admin tab and Admin Home option.	Navigate to All > Admin Center > Admin Home. Select the Upgrade Console link in the Instance Upgrade tile.

**Note:** By default, you are in the Overview tab at the end of this step.

The Upgrade Console landing page shows up.

Option

Steps

**Using Get started button__Note:__ This option is available only when you haven't started the upgrade yet.

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Select Get started in the Newest version tile under Get started on your upgrade section.
Select the Guided upgrade version that you want to implement on your instance.

**Using Guided upgrade tab option__Note:__ This tab is visible only if there’s an ongoing upgrade in the instance.

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Select the Guided upgrade tab on the top of the Upgrade Console landing page.
Select Resume upgrade to continue with the upgrade process. You can also select End session if you want to cancel the ongoing upgrade process.

Complete the Pre-upgrade, Instance upgrade, and Post-upgrade tasks to complete the upgrade process on your non-production instance.
Implement pre-upgrade activities on a non-prod instance
Complete the pre-upgrade tasks for a successful upgrade experience on your instance.
Implement instance upgrade activities on a sub-prod instance
Implement the instance upgrade tasks for a successful upgrade on your instance.
Implement post-upgrade activities on a non-prod instance
Implement the post-upgrade tasks for a successful upgrade completion on your instance.