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title: "SQL Server Agent Upgrade Issues | Microsoft Docs"
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# SQL Server Agent Upgrade Issues
  The following topics describe the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Agent issues that might affect an upgrade. The topics describe actions that you can take to help reduce the effect of these changes on your [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] environment.  
  
## In This Section  
  
-   [Database maintenance plans superseded](../../../2014/sql-server/install/database-maintenance-plans-superseded.md)  
  
-   [Only sysadmin users can write job step log files to the file system](../../../2014/sql-server/install/only-sysadmin-users-can-write-job-step-log-files-to-the-file-system.md)  
  
-   [Replace usage of the xp_sqlagent_proxy_account extended stored procedure with new stored procedures](../../../2014/sql-server/install/replace-xp-sqlagent-proxy-account-extended-sp-with-new-stored-procedures.md)  
  
-   [SQL Server Agent log shipping job category causes upgrade to fail](../../../2014/sql-server/install/sql-server-agent-log-shipping-job-category-causes-upgrade-to-fail.md)  
  
-   [SQL Server Agent Service cannot use SQL Server Authentication](../../../2014/sql-server/install/sql-server-agent-service-cannot-use-sql-server-authentication.md)  
  
-   [Update token syntax in SQL Server Agent job steps](../../../2014/sql-server/install/update-token-syntax-in-sql-server-agent-job-steps.md)  
  
-   [Upgrade all target servers before upgrading the master server](../../../2014/sql-server/install/upgrade-all-target-servers-before-upgrading-the-master-server.md)  
  
-   [Upgrading will change the SQL Server Agent User Proxy Account to the temporary UpgradedProxyAccount](../../../2014/sql-server/install/upgrading-changes-sql-server-agent-user-proxy-account-to-temporary-account.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Advisor [new]](sql-server-2014-upgrade-advisor.md)   
 [Resolving Upgrade Issues](../../../2014/sql-server/install/resolving-upgrade-issues.md)