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Upgrade Guide for DB2 UDB for z/OS and OS/390 > About Upgrade Topics >
About This Guide
Upgrades: All upgrades. This guide describes the process of upgrading to Release 7.7 from several prior releases of Siebel eBusiness applications on DB2 UDB for z/OS. While the general upgrade procedure is the same for all releases and platforms, the steps may vary slightly depending on the release from which you are upgrading. For a list of currently supported systems and supported upgrade paths, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb at http://business.siebel.com/supportweb/. A successful upgrade requires:
- Detailed understanding of customizations to support the previous implementation of Siebel eBusiness applications.
- Familiarity with the basic conventions of the operating system under which your Siebel Servers run.
- Familiarity with your specific Siebel eBusiness applications deployment.
- Expertise in network connectivity, disk and file sharing, and software for DB2 UDB for z/OS.
- UNIX midtier: User accounts with root access on UNIX to install new software.
- Windows midtier: User accounts with administration privileges on Microsoft Windows.
- Expertise in database installation, tuning, and administration in your relational database management system (RDBMS).
This book is useful primarily to people whose titles or job descriptions match one of the following:
System Administrators |
Persons responsible for administering the whole system, including installing, maintaining, and upgrading Siebel products. |
Database Administrators |
Persons who administer the database system, including data loading; system monitoring, backup, and recovery; space allocation and sizing; and user account management. |
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