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If you are upgrading to Siebel 7 for the first time (that is, if you are upgrading from Release 5.x or 6.x), see Planning an Upgrade to Siebel 7. Planning an Upgrade to Siebel 7 provides an overview of best practices for planning upgrade resources, estimating the upgrade time line, and managing the data migration process.
This chapter provides instructions for upgrading to Release 7.5 from several prior releases of Siebel eBusiness Applications on Siebel Systems supported database platforms. While the general upgrade procedure is the same for all releases and platforms, the exact steps may vary slightly depending on the database platform and release from which you are upgrading.
Where the upgrade process differs from a platform standpoint, the proper steps for each release and database platform are clearly identified within this guide. For information about supported upgrade paths, see Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb at http://ebusiness.siebel.com/supportweb/.
A successful upgrade requires:
- Detailed understanding of customizations to support previous implementation of Siebel eBusiness Applications.
- Familiarity with the basic conventions of the UNIX operating system.
- Familiarity with your specific Siebel eBusiness Applications deployment.
- Expertise in network connectivity and software installation on your chosen application server and client operating systems.
- User accounts with root access on UNIX to install new software.
- Expertise in database installation, tuning, and administration in your chosen relational database management system (RDBMS).
- Familiarity with the Siebel Packager Utility. For more information about the Siebel Packager Utility, see Siebel Web Client Administration Guide.
This guide explains how to upgrade your Siebel eBusiness Applications on several different database platforms, operating system platforms, and application server platforms. However, certain database and operating system platforms may not have been supported in previous releases, or may have been discontinued in the current release. Certain combinations of database and operating system platforms may also not be supported.
For this reason, information may appear in this manual about one or more platforms or combinations of database platforms and operating systems that are not currently available. For a list of currently supported systems, see Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb at http://ebusiness.siebel.com/supportweb/.
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Upgrade Guide for UNIX Published: 20 October 2003 |