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About the Database Server Configuration Wizard

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The Database Server Configuration Wizard performs the following tasks:

• Generates your upgrade configuration file (UCF)
• Validates certain parameters that you enter during an upgrade
• Launches the Siebel Upgrade Wizard

The Upgrade Configuration File

The upgrade configuration file (UCF) is used by the Siebel Upgrade Wizard to run the upgrade. This file is generated by the Database Server Configuration Wizard in the SIEBEL_ROOT\siebsrvr\bin directory.

The upgrade configuration file uses a standard naming convention:

master_UPGRADEOPTION_ENVIRONMENT_VERSION.ucf

where:

UPGRADEOPTION = the type of upgrade you are performing

• Siebel database schema upgrades = upgrep
• Custom database schema upgrades=upgphys

ENVIRONMENT = the environment that you are upgrading

• Development environment upgrades =dev
• Production environment upgrades =prod

VERSION = the version from which you are upgrading

For example, the UCF file for an upgrade of the Siebel Database Schema in a development environment from Release 6.0.1 would be named:

master_upgrep_dev_601.ucf

Parameter Validation

The Database Server Configuration Wizard validates certain parameters, and does not proceed if you enter an invalid parameter. The configuration wizard validates the following information:

• That you have renamed the Siebel Repository to Prior Customer Repository
• That tablespaces exist in your database
• That username and password are valid
• That tableowner and tableowner password are valid
• That the language pack is installed
• That the directories chosen exist

The Siebel Upgrade Wizard

The Database Server Configuration Wizard automatically launches the Siebel Upgrade Wizard. The Siebel Upgrade Wizard performs the following major tasks:

• Upgrades the Siebel database schema to the new version
• Migrates application data to the new data model structure
• Upgrades Siebel seed data
• Loads new repositories
  • Development environment upgrades load three new repositories:
    • Prior standard repository (version of 6.x or 7.x)
    • New standard repository (version 7.5)
    • New customer repository (version 7.5) which, after the merge, becomes the customized 7.5 repository.
  • Production environment upgrades load one new repository:
    New Customer Repository (version 7.5).

Changing the Language in Which the Configuration Wizard Runs

When you launch the Database Server Configuration Wizard, it launches automatically in the language in which you originally chose to run the SES Installer. You can change the language in which the configuration wizard runs, if desired, from the language chosen during installation.

To change the Database Server Configuration Wizard language, refer to the Siebel Server Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.

NOTE:  If you want an additional language to appear in the language list in the database server configuration utility, you first need to install the appropriate language pack on the database server and on the Siebel Server. For information about installing additional language packs, see Siebel Server Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.

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