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Siebel Database Upgrade Guide > Upgrading the Siebel Database > Starting the Siebel Upgrade WizardEnvironments: Development, production test, production. The Siebel Upgrade Wizard executes the upgrade of the Siebel database. It takes a master configuration file as input. This file contains environment information and a driver file name. The Upgrade Wizard executes the steps in the driver file to perform the upgrade. As the Upgrade Wizard performs the steps in the driver file, it lists the steps in a state log. The state log is located in If the Upgrade Wizard encounters an error and exits during an upgrade, then you can restart it after correcting the error. The Upgrade Wizard reads the state log and continues the upgrade from the last successfully completed step. When you run the Database Configuration Utilities under Windows, they will prompt you if you want to start the Upgrade Wizard. When you run the Database Configuration Utilities under UNIX, you must start the Upgrade Wizard manually. Requirements for Restarting the Upgrade WizardIf the Upgrade Wizard stops due to errors, then verify that you have met these requirements before restarting the wizard:
Starting the Upgrade WizardUse this procedure to start the Upgrade Wizard. See the following topics to stop the Upgrade Wizard, Stopping the Upgrade Wizard Under Windows and Stopping the Upgrade Wizard Under UNIX.
Stopping the Upgrade Wizard Under WindowsDo not stop the Upgrade Wizard unless you are confident that an error has occurred, and the Upgrade Wizard or a utility it has called is hanging. Some SQL commands issued by the Upgrade Wizard or by its utilities can take considerable time to complete. If you are not sure whether the Upgrade Wizard is hanging, then create a service request (SR) on My Oracle Support, or contact your Oracle sales representative for Oracle Advanced Customer Services to request assistance from Oracle's Application Expert Services. Stopping the Upgrade Wizard can have varying effects on the RDBMS. Before restarting the Upgrade Wizard, review the RDBMS log files. Run SQL commands as needed to resolve errors found in the RDBMS log files. To stop the Upgrade Wizard, do one of the following:
Stopping the Upgrade Wizard Under UNIXDo not stop the Upgrade Wizard unless you are confident that an error has occurred, and the Upgrade Wizard or a utility it has called is hanging. Some SQL commands issued by the Upgrade Wizard or by its utilities can take considerable time to complete. If you are not sure whether the Upgrade Wizard is hanging, then create a service request (SR) on My Oracle Support, or contact your Oracle sales representative for Oracle Advanced Customer Services to request assistance from Oracle's Application Expert Services. Stopping the Upgrade Wizard can have varying effects on the RDBMS. Before restarting the Upgrade Wizard, review the RDBMS log files. Run SQL commands as needed to resolve errors found in the RDBMS log files. To stop the Upgrade Wizard under UNIX
After the processes terminate, there might be a delay while the RDBMS executes the issued SQL commands. Related Topics |
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