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Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows

Version 7.5.3, Rev. B

Table 2.  Changes Made in Version 7.5.3, Rev. B

Topic	Revision
Nonstandard Upgrades and Migrations	Added note that upgrades from one base language to another are not supported under any circumstance.
Upgrading Siebel Gateway and Siebel Servers	Revised for 7.5.3: Removed step to synchronize Siebel Server components from the procedure to install version 7.5 Siebel Servers. This step causes errors if performed preupgrade.
Updating the File System Directory	Revised for 7.5.3: Removed character limitation from client installation directory paths on the Windows platform.
Reapplying Custom Extensions and FK Columns on Obsolete Tables	Updated information in Table 23, Examples of Tables That Are Not Used in Release 7.x.
Upgrading Your Encryption Method	Added information that the command to run encryptupg.exe requires quotation marks around the repository name parameter.

Version 7.5.3, Rev. A

Table 3.  Changes Made in Version 7.5.3, Rev. A

Topic	Revision
Verifying Database Server Configuration	Added expected database growth estimates for upgrades from Release 7.0.x to Table 7 for DB2 UDB, Table 8 for Oracle, and Table 9 for MS SQL Server.

Version 7.5.3

Table 4.  Changes Made in Version 7.5.3

Topic	Revision
Data Migration Considerations	Revised for 7.5.3: Moved the lists of tables modified and tables seeded during upgrade to Siebel Tables Modified or Seeded by Upgrade.
DB2 Database Manager Configuration Parameters	Revised for 7.5.3: Added DB2 UDB database parameters MAX_QUERYDEGREE and INTRA_PARALLEL.
Upgrading the Siebel Database Schema	New for 7.5.3: Added the log output directory screen in the database server configuration utility.
Reviewing the Upgrade Log Files	Corrected the syntax of the upgrade configuration file.
Location of the Log Files	New for 7.5.3: Added information about enhanced error logging, and changed the location of the upgrade log file directory from SIEBEL_ROOT\siebsrvr\log to SIEBEL_ROOT\siebsrvr\log\PROCESS.
Summarizing the Log Files	New for 7.5.3: Added procedure for using the logparse.exe utility to generate a summary of the log files.
Upgrading the Custom Database Schema	New for 7.5.3: Added the log output directory screen in the database server configuration utility.
Migrating Client Configurations	Revised for 7.5.3: Added topic.
Migrating Applets and Views	Revised for 7.5.3: Rewrote topic and added information about the grid-based layout.
Migrating Customizations Using the Web Client Migration Wizard	Revised for 7.5.3: Rewrote the Web Client Migration procedure to reflect user interface enhancements and new grid layout model.
Migrating Scripts	Reorganized topic to pair concepts with procedures under the main topics.
Migrating Client-Side Interfaces	Reorganized topic to pair concepts with procedures under the main topics.
Upgrade Planning Worksheet	Revised for 7.5.3: Enhanced upgrade planning worksheets.
Siebel Tables Modified or Seeded by Upgrade	New for 7.5.3.

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