Preparing to Upgrade

Ensure that the host on which you are upgrading Sybase Unwired Platform 2.2 to SAP Mobile Platform 2.3 is ready for you to begin the upgrade.

  1. In the Windows Services control panel, check the startup type of all services with names that start with "Sybase." If any of these services are set to Manual, change the setting to Automatic.
  2. Prevent backups from interfering.
    You can either exclude the existing Unwired Platform installation directory from backups or temporarily disable then.
  3. Prevent virus scans from interfering.
    You can either exclude the existing Unwired Platform installation directory from virus scans or temporarily disable them.
  4. Prevent system upgrades from interfering.
    You can either exclude the existing Unwired Platform installation directory from system upgrades or temporarily disable them.
  5. To accommodate SAP Mobile Platform internal communications, you may need to reconfigure intrusion detection/prevention systems (either hardware- or software-based).
    See Intrusion Detection and Protection Requirements in Landscape Design and Integration.
  6. Verify that you have Administrator privileges on the upgrade target host.
  7. Shut down all Sybase and SAP software, Sybase and SAP processes, and associated third-party processes running on the installation target host.

    Use the Services panel from Windows Control Panel to verify that services are stopped. The Sybase Unwired Platform services are: “Sybase Control Center” and all services with names that begin with “Sybase Unwired…”

  8. If User Access Control (UAC) is present in the version of Windows where you are installing, disable it. Restart the system for this change to take effect.