When using EPM System products, the term upgrade is defined as follows: The process of deploying a new software release and moving applications, data, and provisioning information from the earlier deployment to the new deployment.
You can repeat the upgrade process as needed to get the latest data from the previous release. See Repeating the Upgrade Process for Applications.
To upgrade EPM System products to Release 11.1.2.1, you install and configure Release 11.1.2.1 software in a new location and move applications and data to the new deployment environment. There are two supported scenarios:
Install EPM System on a new machine or machines. You can either reuse the existing database and data, or replicate the database and data to a new machine.
If you are upgrading to a new machine, you must upgrade to a platform of the same type. For example, if the earlier release was on a Windows machine, you must upgrade to a Windows machine. If the earlier release was on a Linux machine, you must upgrade to a Linux machine.
Install EPM System on the existing machine or machines (Oracle recommends that you install in a new installation location). You can either reuse the existing database and data, or replicate the database and data to a new machine.
Caution! | If you want to maintain your earlier release environment, you must install on a new machine and you must replicate data. |
Logs related to upgrading are located in EPM_ORACLE_INSTANCE/diagnostics/logs/upgrades. For more information about logging during upgrades, see the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Troubleshooting Guide.