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Preupgrade Tasks for the Development Environment Scenario
Table 7 lists the tasks that need to be completed in preparation for upgrading the development environment. See Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows for detailed information about each task
Table 7. Preupgrade Tasks for the Development Environment Scenario Step Date Owner Task Day 1 Siebel Upgrade Consultant Carefully review System Requirements and Supported Platforms. Day 1 Save all pending changes. Day 1 Siebel Upgrade Consultant, DBA Back up the preupgrade development environment database. Day 1 Siebel Upgrade Consultant Confirm the backup made in Step 3. Day 1 DBA Upgrade Oracle database server software from 8.0.5 to 8.1.7. Day 1 Adjust the database server configuration parameters to the settings defined in Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows to allow for database growth during upgrade. Day 2 Siebel Upgrade Consultant Back up the Siebel File System. Day 2 Siebel Upgrade Consultant Complete workflow manager tasks.Make sure there are no records in the following tables: Day 2 Save any interface table data. Day 2 Preserve custom indexes on tables. Day 2 Disable any customized database triggers and views. Day 2 Determine if there are any customized business components based on the most frequently used obsolete tables: Day 2 Are there any customized EIM mappings that are based on obsolete tables? Day 2 Siebel Developers,
Siebel Upgrade Consultant All Siebel Tools developers check in and unlock projects. Day 2 Siebel Remote Users,
Siebel Developers,
Siebel Upgrade Consultant All remote users synchronize their local databases. Day 2 Siebel Upgrade Consultant Disable transaction merger. Day 2 Document any customized docking objects and visibility rules.Involve Siebel Expert Services if there is any customization. Day 2 If you use eChannel, eConfigurator, Forecasting, Quotes, or Calendars, prepare application data for upgrade. Day 2 Siebel Upgrade Consultant Complete Upgrade Planning Worksheet to record the parameters that will be used during the upgrade.You can find the Upgrade Planning Worksheet in Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows. Day 2 Stop the following services: Day 2
- Uninstall all but one of the Siebel 6.3 Tools applications from Siebel Tools developers' workstations. One Siebel Tools application is required to perform subsequent tasks in the upgrade.
- Uninstall Siebel 6.3 database software on development environment.
- Uninstall Siebel 6.3 application server on development environment.
- Uninstall Siebel 6.3 gateway server used by development environment.
- Uninstall Oracle client 8.0.5.
Day 2 Delete all directories related to the development environment servers and restart the machine. Day 2 Desktop Administrator Install Windows 2000 SP2. Day 2 Install Internet Explorer (the most recent version and service pack). Day 2 Install IIS 5.0. Make sure you can browse the IIS default page without a firewall error. Day 2 Install Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat Reader. Day 2 Desktop Administrator,
Siebel Upgrade Consultant Set up the Siebel administrator account (SADMIN
). See Siebel Server Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows for detailed instructions. Day 2 Siebel Upgrade Consultant Set IE security levels (for example, to allow Active X). Day 2 Export applets, business components, reports, and integration objects from Siebel 6.0 Tools for use later in the process. Day 2 Export extension columns from Siebel 6.0 Tools for use later in the process. Day 2 Log in to Siebel Tools version 6.0, search for applets and business components with attached scripts. Export query results. Day 2 In Siebel Tools version 6.0, renameSiebel Repository
toPrior Customer Repository
. Day 2 Back up and delete all extra repositories in Siebel Tools.You only needPrior Customer Repository
. Day 2 Record your license keys.
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Planning an Upgrade to Siebel 7 Published: 18 June 2003 |