Thanks for your reply.
I have looked through the documentation and could not find a requirement for staged upgrades. I haven't found any other steps I need to follow after the upgrade except the reconstructs.
I have had issue with the "-V max" step of the reconstruct, as I posted in my prior request for help (that was not responded to): https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/Tcfa43c3bab1e3e9a-M5e57e5daa07735882d5e526f/reconstruct-failed-to-repack
The issue I had there is in that post, including the logs.
I'm trying hard not to lose mail here, since this came up after the upgrade.
-Alan