To upgrade P6 Professional with an Oracle XE or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 database, complete the following steps:
- Download and extract the media zip file locally to the client computer.
- In the extracted media zip file, in the Client_Applications folder, double-click P6ProfessionalSetup.exe to launch the installation wizard.
Note: Microsoft .NET Framework and Windows Installer are required to run P6 Professional. If they are not installed, follow the prompts to install them and then restart your computer as needed. Allow P6ProfessionalSetup.exe to run when your computer restarts and follow the prompts to complete installation of the required components.
- Select the Advanced option.
- Click OK.
- Select the options to be installed.
Note: If you plan to upgrade an Oracle XE database or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 database, you must install the P6 Professional Standalone Upgrade Utility. To do this, expand Primavera P6 Professional, P6 Professional Common Components, Tools for P6 Professional Database (Only) and select P6 Professional Standalone Upgrade Utility.
- Click Next.
- Click Install.
When P6 Professional Standalone is installed, the Next Steps window appears.
- As needed, select the following options:
- Run Standalone Upgrade Utility: Select this option to run the Standalone Upgrade Utility to upgrade the schema for an existing P6 Professional database with Oracle XE or Microsoft SQL Express 2005.
- Run Standalone Database Migration Tool: Select this option to run the Standalone Database Migration Tool to migrate an existing P6 Professional database from Oracle XE or Microsoft SQL Express 2005 to SQLite.
- Run Database Configuration: Select this option to run Database Configuration to set up a database connection for P6 Professional and Job Services.
Note: None of these options is required when you upgrade P6 Professional. You can run these utilities manually at any time.
- Click OK.
The utilities for the selected options run. See Running the Standalone Upgrade Utility, Running the Standalone Database Migration Tool, and Running Database Configuration After Upgrading for details.