Performing the PeopleTools-Only Upgrade Using DPKs

To use the DPKs to perform a PeopleTools-only upgrade:

  1. Stop and delete the domains for the existing (old) release.

    Stop and delete the existing Application Server, PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture (PIA), and Process Scheduler domains for the old release using the PSADMIN utility.

    See PeopleTools System and Server Administration, "Using PSADMIN Command-Line Interface."

  2. On Microsoft Windows, stop the services for the domains, as follows:

    1. Open the Services dialog box, for example by clicking Start and selecting Administrative Tools, Services.

    2. Right-click the PsftAppServerDomain<Appserver_domain_name>Service and select Stop.

    3. Right-click the PsftPrcsDomain<ProcSched_domain_name>Service and select Stop.

    4. Right-click the PsftPIADomain<PIA_domain_name>Service and select Stop.

    5. Select File, Exit, to close the dialog box.

  3. Deploy PeopleTools Client for 8.63.xx on Microsoft Windows host using the PeopleTools Client DPK, as follows.

    1. Download the PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.63 DPK from My Oracle Support.

      Go to the PeopleTools Patches Home Page (My Oracle Support, Article ID KA614), and locate the link for the PeopleTools DPKs for the new release. The fourth zip file (for example, PEOPLETOOLS-WIN-8.63.xx_4of4.zip) includes the DPK for the PeopleTools Windows Client.

    2. Install the PeopleTools 8.63.xx client using the fourth DPK zip file (PeopleTools Client DPK).

      See "Deploying the PeopleTools Client DPK," Deploying the PeopleTools Client DPK.

      Note:

      The PeopleTools-only Upgrade change package is delivered with the PeopleTools Windows Client DPK and the PeopleTools server DPKs.

    3. During the deployment, select these options:

      Choose “PeopleTools Full Upgrade.”

      Choose the option to install Change Assistant.

  4. Upgrade the PeopleTools database running on the existing (old) release.

    1. Configure the database setup in Change Assistant for the database that needs to be upgraded.

      See PeopleTools Change Assistant and Update Manager, "Using Change Assistant to Upgrade PeopleTools."

      See the upgrade document Getting Started on Your PeopleTools Upgrade for your new PeopleTools release on the PeopleTools 8.63 Upgrade Home Page.

      See PeopleTools 8.63 Upgrade Home Page, (My Oracle Support, Article ID KBtobedetermined).

    2. Follow the PeopleTools-only upgrade instructions for upgrading the database to the new PeopleTools release.

      See the PeopleTools Upgrade Documentation for your new PeopleTools release on the PeopleTools 8.63 Upgrade Home Page.

  5. Deploy PS_HOME and create new domains using the PeopleTools 8.63.xx DPK with mid-tier option.

    Perform this step as referenced in the PeopleTools upgrade documentation.

    For this upgrade process, it is required that you use the component software that is installed by the PeopleTools DPK for Oracle Tuxedo, Oracle WebLogic, and Oracle Database Client. Do not use existing installations of Oracle Tuxedo, Oracle WebLogic, and Oracle Database Client.

    Note:

    If the server where you plan to deploy PS_HOME and mid-tier components is a Microsoft Windows OS, uninstall any existing Oracle Tuxedo installations on the server.

    Note:

    Before deploying new domains against an existing database, review the default DPK settings, and identify anything that needs to be customized. Include parameters such as installation locations or the default local node name (gateway_local_node parameter) in your psft_customizations.yaml file.

    To install the new release PS_HOME and create new domains connecting to the database upgraded to PeopleTools 8.63.xx, run the DPK setup script with these options:

    • Specify a new PeopleSoft base folder (referred to as BASE_DIR in the documentation). This will set up a new PS_HOME for the new PeopleTools release as <BASE_DIR>/pt/ps_home<patch_release>.

    • Use these script options to deploy PS_HOME and create new domains:

      Linux: ./psft-dpk-setup.sh --env_type midtier

      Microsoft Windows: psft-dpk-setup.bat --env_type midtier