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 Below steps are applicable for RPM build only. If you have installed Replicate using .tar/.zip file then extract the Replicate directory from the .zip build and replace it with the old directory.
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The existing configurations are kept during upgrading of Dbvisit Replicate.
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Upgrading Dbvisit Replicate involves the following steps:

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This is to make sure that the MINE process does not need old redo/archive logs, and for APPLY that it is in the middle of a long transaction.  Consider doing the upgrade when MINE/APPLY don't have far to go back.

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dbvrep> shutdown all

 

1a. (Optional) You may wish to perform a backup of all the directories.  Also consider backup up the dbvrep schema on both the source and the target.  This is for fallback purposes.

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dbvrep> shutdown all

2. Install the Dbvisit Replicate software. This is the same as a new install of the software. After installation, there is no need to reconfigure Dbvisit Replicate.

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For zip/tar files, unzip the file, untar the file and then extract the Replicate directory from the .zip build and replace it with the old directory.  Basically this is a reinstall directly on top of the old installation.

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For RPM, please ensure the old RPM is removed before installing the new RPM. The old RPM can be uninstalled by running command:

rpm -e `rpm -qa | grep dbvisit_replicate`

Optional Step 2a.  You may wish to perform a backup of all the directories.  Also consider backup up the dbvrep schema on both the source and the target.  This is for fallback purposes. 

3. Restart the replication, by running the start scripts.

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UPGRADE REPOSITORY command is required to be executed only once. It upgrades both MINE and APPLY.

Example:

Follwing The following example shows the repository error message and its solution using the replication "reptest1" which was configured in 2.6 and later upgraded to 2.7.

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