Question on Cacti migration and upgrade on window server

[hktony]

Hi all

I am very new on cacti.
Just want to know the correct step with cacti (migrate and upgrade)
Current using 2008R2(64bits) server with
cacti 0.8.7.e
Net-SNMP 5.6.11
PHP 5.2.11
Apache 2.2.22
rrdtool 1.3.8

New server will be same as 2008R2 (64bits) as well
I have read this already http://docs.cacti.net/manual:088:1_inst ... ding_cacti
And wanna confirm is it correct step for what I will do
1) Fresh install the latest version cacti package (0.8.8c or 0.8.8b) on new server (do I need install same version cacti on new server first?)
2) Export cacti.sql from old server
3) Copy cacti folder (rrd/script/resource) , also weathermap
4) Import cacti.sql and paste cacti folder (rrd/script/resource) , also weathermap (anything need to update?)
5) Set correct path under "console/setting/path"
6) Rebuild Poller Cache (Do I need this step?)

[BSOD2600]

Curious why building a new server with the same OS instead of upgrading cacti on the existing?

Go with cacti 0.8.8c, mysql 5.6, php 5.5, rrdtool 1.4

Dont forget about moving:
\cacti\plugins\
\cacti\rra\
\cacti\scripts\ (once you move your existing files, overwrite with the current ones from cacti 0.8.8c in case any have changed since 0.8.7e)

[hktony]

Well just worry about to corrupt the cacti on production one during upgrade straight forward.
So design to create the new server for testing and run concurrent until the new one become stable.
Beside still thinking using physical server or VM (current using physical !!!!!!)