Upgrade an SAP Sybase IQ 15.x
simplex database to the current version.
Prerequisites
| Database Version |
Simplex Privileges |
|---|
| SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 |
You must have DBA
authority. |
| SAP Sybase IQ
16.0 |
Not supported. |
- SAP Sybase IQ server is version 16.0 SP2
or later.
- SAP Control Center is using the
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 SP2 or later plugin.
- The simplex resource is version 15.3 or 15.4 and is authenticated and
running.
- The simplex server’s SCC agent
is registered, authenticated, and running.
Task- In the Perspective Resources view, select the resource, and
select .
- In the left pane of the Administration Console, select
IQ Servers.
- Select a resource to upgrade from the right pane and either:
- Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the name and select
Upgrade Database, or,
- From the Administration Console menu bar select .
You cannot modify the information about the database and agent for
the selected resource that appears on the Welcome page.
- Select the system procedure security model to be used by the database after
the upgrade. For details of the security models, see Changes
to System Procedures that Perform Privileged Operations in the migration guide for your platform. Click Next.
- On the Prepare for Upgrade page, click
Prepare.
Task status messages
appear in the Preparation Status window as each task progresses. Additional
messages appear in the Messages window. If a status of "Failed" is encountered
during the preparation phase, the upgrade process terminates. You must manually
fix the underlying cause of the failure outside SAP Control Center before the wizard can resume.
- Click:
- Close to terminate the upgrade and exit the Database
Upgrade wizard. See Resolving Errors During a Simplex
Upgrade.
- Next to continue.
- On the Upgrade Database page, click Upgrade.
Again, status messages track the upgrade's progress. If a status of "Failed" is
encountered, the upgrade terminates.
- Click:
- Close to exit the Database
Upgrade wizard.
- (Optional) Next to verify that
the upgraded database is functioning properly.
- On the Validate Upgrade page, click Validate. This runs the
sp_iqcheckdb stored procedure with the allocation database
parameter. Results appear in the scrollable Validate Upgrade window.
- Click Close.