UNIX: Interactive Upgrade with SDBINST 

Use

Interactive Upgrade with SDBINST

On Linux operating systems, you can use the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) to install the SAP DB Server. If an RPM installation of the SAP DB Server software has been performed on Linux, you cannot additionally carry out an SDBINST installation or SDBINST upgrade on this host.

Prerequisites

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

Conventions

Variables

Procedure

Log onto your computer as the root user.

Start the installation process by entering:
./SDBINST

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