Process involing in Upgrading View and Deliver from R11.7 to R12.2

Products

• Deliver
• View

Issue/Introduction

The client wants to upgrade View and Deliver from r11.7 to r12.2 and here are those instructions.

Environment

View and Deliver - 11.7
View and Deliver - 12.2

Resolution

Below are the upgrade steps for View/Deliver:

Upgrade View
 . Bring down all View started tasks, this includes XMS, EAS, XTD, FSS, any online tasks and any Deliver RMOSTC tasks that do a direct write to the database.
 . Run SARDBASE UNLOAD jobs (or use DFDSS or FDR) to backup the current databases.
 . Run SARDBASE VERSION 12.2 jobs against all databases. 
 . Run SARDBASE OLOAD jobs against all databases.
 . Run SARDBASE BLOAD jobs against all databases.
 . Modify and assign all needed procs.
 . Start all View tasks and ensure stabilized processing.

Revert View Back to 11.7

 . Apply PTFs RO48419, RO48420, and RO63818 to the 11.7 code.
 . Bring down all View started tasks, this includes XMS, EAS, XTD, FSS, any online tasks and any Deliver RMOSTC tasks that do a direct write to the database.
 . Run SARDBASE VERSION 11.7 jobs against all databases.
 . Run SARDBASE OLOAD jobs against all databases, using the 11.7 panels.
 . Run SARDBASE BLOAD jobs against all databases, using the 11.7 banners.
. Modify and assign all needed procs.
. Start all View tasks and ensure stabilized processing
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Upgrade Deliver

 . Bring down all Deliver RMOSTC tasks, using "/F rmostc,OFF".
 . Run RMODBASE UNLOAD jobs (or use DFDSS or FDR) to backup the current databases.
 . Run RMODBASE VERSION 12.2 jobs against all databases.
 . Run RMODBASE OLOAD jobs against all databases.
 . Run RMODBASE BLOAD jobs against all databases.
 . Modify and assign all needed procs.
 . Start all Deliver tasks and ensure stabilized processing.

Revert Deliver Back to 11.7

 . Apply PTFs RO63812 and RO72525, to the 11.7 code
 . Bring down all Deliver tasks, using "/F rmostc,OFF"
 . Run RMODBASE VERSION 11.7 jobs against all databases.
 . Run RMODBASE OLOAD jobs against all databases, using the 11.7 panels.
 . Run RMOSARDBASE BLOAD jobs against all databases, using the 11.7 banners.
 . Modify and assign all needed procs.
 . Start all Deliver tasks and ensure stabilized processing.