Upgrade Guide for UNIX > Planning an Upgrade >

Before You Start

Before you begin your Siebel upgrade, complete the following steps:

  1. Gather the username, password, and system information that you need during the upgrade and complete the Upgrade Planning Worksheet, located in Upgrade Planning Worksheet.
  2. Carefully read the chapters in this guide that correspond to your upgrade path to understand the complete upgrade process for your operating system and RDBMS platform combination. Upgrade paths are listed in Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb at http://ebusiness.siebel.com/supportweb/.
  3. Read Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms to be sure you know the supported computer and operating system platforms and third-party programs for this release of your Siebel eBusiness Applications.
  4. Schedule database and system administrator assistance.

    Upgrading is a database-intensive process. For this reason you should have an experienced database administrator available to assist during your upgrade. Upgrading also requires the installation of new Siebel and third-party software on your Siebel Servers.

  5. Carefully read the chapters that apply to your RDBMS in Siebel Server Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.
  6. Read Release Notes and Siebel Alerts documentation on Siebel SupportWeb for new information that this guide does not contain.
  7. Prepare a comprehensive upgrade schedule that includes a time line for completing specific preupgrade and postupgrade tasks, including thorough testing of your development environment after you upgrade your development environment and before you upgrade your production environment.

 Upgrade Guide for UNIX
 Published: 20 October 2003