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For Universal Controller 7.34.x, applying maintenance refers to the increase from a currently installed 6.1.x or later release of the Controller to a 7.34.x release of the Controller (for example, increase Controller 6.2.0.1 to Controller 7.3.0.0).
If you want to increase Controller 5.2.0 to Controller 7.34.x, you must perform an upgrade. The procedures for upgrading differ from the procedures for applying maintenance (see Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0).
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For Universal Controller 7.34.x, upgrading refers to the increase of its currently installed 5.2.0 version to a 7.34.x version (for example, upgrading Controller 5.2.0.5 to Controller 7.3.0.0).
You cannot upgrade to Controller 7.34.x from versions prior to 5.2.0 (for example, 5.1.1).
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