This chapter provides initial preparatory information for a Siebel Database upgrade on the IBM DB2 Database. This chapter includes the following topics:

• Verifying the IBM DB2 Client for a Siebel Upgrade
• Verifying IBM DB2 Sort Order for a Siebel Upgrade
• Setting IBM DB2 Parameters for a Siebel Upgrade
• Verifying IBM DB2 Permissions for a Siebel Upgrade
• Verifying IBM DB2 Instance Owner Permissions for a Siebel Upgrade
• Creating IBM DB2 Temporary Tablespaces and Bufferpools for a Siebel Upgrade
• Analyzing IBM DB2 Custom Tablespace Requirements for a Siebel Upgrade
• Verifying the DB2 Application Development Client for a Siebel Upgrade
• Identifying IBM DB2 Long Columns for Truncation in a Siebel Upgrade