Understanding the Planner Process for Upgrades

Installation Planner is an application that runs on the Deployment Server. It is a system administration tool that guides you through the process of configuring the machines on which you will run Release 9.2.

This chapter contains the tasks for defining a custom installation plan. The information you provide on the Installation Planner forms, such as database type and Enterprise Server type, determines the information you see on the remaining forms. The Installation Planner processing options also affect which choices you are given while setting up your plan. For a complete description of the processing options, refer to Reviewing Installation Planner Processing Options.

Caution: To use Installation Planner remove machines from an existing installation plan, see Deleting Machines from an Installation Plan

This chapter contains the following topics:

• Dropping SQL Packages

• Defining the SQL Package Creation Location

• Assumptions about Mandatory Pre-Upgrade Process

• Mandatory Pre-Upgrade Process - Upgrading the Pristine Environment

• Running Table Conversions Locally

• Deferring Index Builds