SECRET SERVER CLOUD -> DELINEA PLATFORM
Your upgrade to Secret Server on the Delinea Platform is now available!
You will be able to complete this upgrade with no disruption to your vault while getting access to new capabilities and benefits. This page covers how to upgrade, what you gain, and where to find help.
How to Upgrade
Want the technical details before you start? The Platform Upgrade Center documentation walks through the full process.
How to upgrade
The Platform Upgrade Center guides you step by step. Most customers finish in as few as 2 hours over 1–2 days, depending on change-management policies.
Open settings
Sign in to your Secret Server Cloud UI and go to Settings.
Launch the Upgrade Center
Open the Platform Upgrade Center. Already have a Platform tenant? It picks up from where you are.
Follow the guided workflow
Complete the steps in order. Using Active Directory? Start with the QuickStart Guide below.
Why upgrade
Everything you have today, plus Platform capabilities.
Upgrade resources
Pick the resource that best fits your role.
Admin overview
What changes for administrators and what stays the same -- all on one page.
Platform Upgrade Center Guide
Step-by-step technical documentation for the guided workflow.
Click through the Upgrade
Preview the brief journey in the Platform Upgrade Center before you begin.
Executive overview
The business value of upgrading, summarized.
AD QuickStart Guide
Five prerequisites to complete before you start the upgrade.
Cloud vs. Platform
See Secret Server Cloud and Secret Server on the Delinea Platform side by side.
Get help with your Upgrade
- As you open that ticket, please specify “I am in the process of upgrading to the Delinea Platform, and I have [these questions] or [these problems].”
As always, your Delinea account team also stands ready to field any questions that you have.
Navigate to ‘Settings’ in your Secret Server Cloud UI and open the Platform Upgrade Center: The Platform Upgrade Center will guide you through the steps to upgrade to Secret Server on the Delinea Platform at no cost.
If you already have a Platform tenant, the Platform Upgrade Center will help you navigate through the remaining steps.
By upgrading to Secret Server Delinea Platform, you can:
- Worry less about figuring out how to support resiliency, and take advantage of the built-in 99.995% uptime SLA, with no planned or scheduled downtime
- Become more secure by using real-time visibility for greater control and security with enhanced analytics

- Benefit from advanced MFA enforcement, as well as enhanced discovery, inventory, session recording -and more, for additional identity assurance
- Leverage native integration with 3rd party applications to break down security silos and speed time to value, via the Delinea Marketplace
- Moving forward, you will be eligible to receive additional sites, distributed engines, unlimited secrets, and entitlement to Connection Manager for no additional charge, contact your Delinea account team to learn more
- Opt in to make your security team more productive by leveraging automation and advanced, context-aware AI, taking advantage of the leading-edge capabilities of Delinea Iris AI

- Leverage AI-driven assistant capabilities to help make admins more effective, using Delinea Expert, if you chose

- In the future, your organization can mature your identity security program to protect all identities across hybrid cloud environments easily through additional modules available on the Delinea Platform.
Upgrade help
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Refer to the FAQs for the most frequently asked questions.
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Ask any questions and get answers from the Delinea team in the Delinea Community Forum in Secret Society
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Join weekly Office Hours led by Delinea technical experts for any questions you have about the upgrade. Office hours are held via our customer community, Secret Society. If you are not already a member, take two minutes and sign up!
- As you open that ticket, please select the following from the picklist as you create your ticket:
- Case Record Type: Technical Support
- Product Type: Delinea Platform
- Product Family: Platform Upgrade Center
- Then, please also specify “I am in the process of upgrading to the Delinea Platform, and I have [these questions] or [these problems].”If you are in the upgrade process and need help, use the Support Portal to open a ticket. Do not email support to create a ticket
- As you open that ticket, please select the following from the picklist as you create your ticket:
- A note on renewals: As part of the Platform upgrade process, your renewal SKUs will update to reflect this transition. This is a commercial change only. Your Secret Server functionality stays the same. Complete the technical upgrade to access the full Platform experience and all of its new benefits.
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If you need more help to guide you through the process, the Support team will connect you with the Delinea Center of Excellence to assist with your upgrade
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As always, your Delinea account team also stands ready to field any questions that you have
Other Resources
- Refer to the interactive demo to understand the process or preview the brief journey in the Platform Upgrade Center before you begin
- See a comparison of Secret Server Cloud and Secret Server on the Delinea Platform in this demo
- Refer to the platform upgrade center documentation

- See the value of upgrading to the Delinea Platform in this quick exec overview.
- IT Admins: See the value of upgrading to the Delinea Platform in this quick admin overview.
Secret Server Cloud customers using Active Directory in their environments have just a few more steps to take as part of the Upgrade Program to support a smooth upgrade experience. Please use the resources here - the QuickStart Guide for Active Directory users and this short demo video - to gain a full understanding of the requirements and steps.
- The QuickStart Guide walks you through five essential prerequisites necessary for Active Directory Users.

- This video zooms in on step four of the Platform Upgrade process. Watch this video for a preview of how to connect your domains. You can watch the full video here.

What’s changing:
- A more robust, modernized experience for vault administrators
- Vault admins will access Secret Server on the Delinea Platform through a new URL
- Configuration and management of users, groups, permissions, and roles will shift from Secret Server Cloud to the Delinea Platform to consolidate identity management and improve efficiency and control
- Access to a new enhanced authentication service and many new features and capabilities available through the Delinea Platform
- Enhanced architecture with an industry-leading SLA of 99.995% uptime and zero downtime upgrades
What’s not changing:
- Your vault and all associated secrets and permissions will stay exactly where they are
- Vault users can keep the same familiar experience
- All your integrations remain configured
- All your customizations remain intact
- All historical data and audit trails remain visible
- You keep all functionality and features you currently have
- Sites and Distributed Engines will continue to function as-is
What’s changing:
- A more robust, modernized experience for vault administrators
- Vault admins will access Secret Server on the Delinea Platform through a new URL
- Configuration and management of users, groups, permissions, and roles will shift from Secret Server Cloud to the Delinea Platform to consolidate identity management and improve efficiency and control
- Access to a new enhanced authentication service and many new features and capabilities available through the Delinea Platform
- Enhanced architecture with an industry-leading SLA of 99.995% uptime and zero downtime upgrades
What’s not changing:
- Your vault and all associated secrets and permissions will stay exactly where they are
- Vault users can keep the same familiar experience
- All your integrations remain configured
- All your customizations remain intact
- All historical data and audit trails remain visible
- You keep all functionality and features you currently have
- Sites and Distributed Engines will continue to function as-is
How the upgrade works
The upgrade steps are completed in the Platform Upgrade Center. The guided workflow makes this process simple and fast for most customers, who can complete the workflow in as few as 2 hours over 1-2 days, depending on your change management policies.


