Upgrade to version 8

(imported topic written by jpeppers91)

I’m in the process of upgrading to version 8 and mgrating to different hardware. I have been tasked to do a parallel install and I need to find out how I can easily have the relays look at the new server. I will be copying the database to new server and running the install upgrade from there. the alias name will remain the same but the server name will be different. I will change DNS to reflect the new IP for the alias name. Any links, guides, best practices to help me with this will be greatly appreciated.

(imported comment written by jpeppers91)

Anyone?