Bautz, Christoph wrote: > Hallo Andrea, > ... > > It's really sorry that we cannot take a look at the log files.
Uhm... if I find some spare time I will try again to do an sdbinst and tell you what happened.
>> * after a successful upgrade, I tried sdbupd to update a database instance, >> and kernel.exe crashed leaving me with an unusable db. The knldiag files >> should contain informations about it. (btw, I sent this file also to >> Martin Brunzema this morning) > > You can use either SDBINST or SDBUPD. Both programs are updating the software, > but only SDBUPD is updating the database instance too. SDBUPD is doing the preparation > of the database for migration, the software update and update of the database instance for you. > If you are using SDBINST to update you > database software from SAP DB 7.3 to SAP DB 7.4 you have to take care the all data are migrated. > If you are using SDBINST you have to follow the steps in > http://www.sapdb.org/7.4/pdf/migration73_74eng.pdf.
Ah, I see. But the guide I read the first time said to do first a sdbinst and then a sbdupd, as if sdbupd upgraded only the database instances and sdbinst only the software. Moreover, in another mail you say that a cold complete backup of data and log is needed before running sdbupd when upgrading from 7.3 to 7.4, and the instructions on pdf doesn't say to do it. Would you be so kind to post on the ml the complete list of steps needed to upgrade a production server from 7.3 to 7.4 without parallel install? A single, definitive instruction on the matter, instead what we have now (that is, a couple of guides and some mails that a user has to put togheter and mix to his preference hoping to find the right way to do an update). Best regards Andrea Aime
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