Windows NT/Windows 2000: Interactive Upgrade with SDBINST 

Use

Interactive Upgrade with SDBINST

Prerequisites

Unpack the Installation Files
Stop all SAP DB database systems (including Vserver).

Conventions

Variables

Procedure

Log on to your computer as the administrator.

Start the installation by executing the SDBINST.exe program in the command prompt.

When you upgrade the software with SDBINST, the system asks you to enter the following information:

  1. The system asks you whether you want to perform the upgrade.
    Enter
    y to start the upgrade process.
  2. All of the existing installations are listed. If there is more than one, choose which of the installations you want to upgrade.
    Enter the number of this installation.
  3. Enter y to confirm that you want to overwrite the version-specific files in the <dependent_path> .
  4. The system might ask you to specify additional information.

The Next Installation Step

Additional Steps

Integration

Interactive Upgrade with SDBINST