Upgrading and Migrating

Upgrade from an existing installation of Sybase Unwired Platform and migrate your data and projects.

Prerequisites

Going through the task flow in Upgrade Installation Task Flow, you should have performed these tasks:

Download a license file. See Obtaining a License.
Verify the installation prerequisites. See System Requirements for Unwired Platform.
Verify that you are logged in with administrative rights.
Shut down any Sybase products, Sybase processes, and associated third-party processes that are currently running on the server where you are now installing. This includes any database servers, OpenDS server, and Sybase Control Center.
Unless you are installing the Deployment Edition of Unwired Platform to coexist with version 1.2, uninstall any existing versions of Unwired Platform. See Uninstalling Sybase Unwired Platform.
If you are installing the deployment edition of Sybase Unwired Platform version 1.5.2 to coexist on a system with the deployment edition of version 1.2, see the limitations listed in Installing the Deployment Edition to Coexist with Version 1.2.
Due to a NetBIOS limitation, make sure the host name is fewer than 15 characters. See the Microsoft Help and Support article Naming Conventions in Active Directory (909264).
Print the Installation Worksheet to note pertinent installation details. Having this information available will expedite the completion of installations on subsequent cluster nodes.

Review the information in Migration Guidelines and Limitations and API Differences in this Version of Unwired Platform.
Export projects and applications from the earlier version 1.2 installation. See Exporting Eclipse Projects and Applications.
(Optional) If you are not installing Afaria from the Unwired Platform installation media, prepare your existing Afaria installation:
If you installed Afaria 6.0 as part of Sybase Unwired Platform version 1.2, or if you are an existing Afaria customer who is installing Sybase Unwired Platform for the first time, save all important Afaria data.

See Installing Afaria > Preparing to Upgrade Afaria for data migration considerations. To locate the Afaria documentation, see Afaria Documentation.
Install Sybase Unwired Platform version 1.5.2.
If you are installing Unwired Platform version 1.5.2 to coexist with an existing installation of version 1.2, see the limitations listed in Installing the Deployment Edition to Coexist with Version 1.2.
Follow the appropriate installation procedure for your edition and configuration. In a cluster environment, be sure to install the data tier first, then the first server node, then additional server nodes.
Perform a custom installation of your edition to install a particular combination of features, or to add features:
- Performing a Custom Installation of Developer Edition
- Performing a Custom Installation of Deployment Edition
(Optional) If you are upgrading a production system, migrate the runtime data.
See Migrating Production Unwired Server Runtime Data

In a cluster environment, migrate the runtime data as soon as you have installed the data tier for the cluster in the new installation.
Import projects and applications that you exported from the version 1.2 installation.
See Importing Eclipse Projects and Applications.

In a cluster environment, you only need to do this on the primary server node.
(Optional) If you saved your Afaria data, import that data now.
See Installing Afaria > Preparing to Upgrade Afaria for data migration considerations. To locate the Afaria documentation, see Afaria Documentation.
Perform additional migration tasks. See:
- Migrating Device Applications
- Migrating Mobile Application Projects
Perform postinstallation tasks for your installation. See Postinstallation Tasks for Development Editions.

Created September 17, 2010. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com