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○ <server_name> – is the server you are upgrading.

○ <MM> – is the month.

○ <DD> – is the date.

○ <NNN> – is a three-digit number identifying the sqlupgrade session.

If the resource file you are modifying was created by sqlupgrade, the prefix of the attribute name may vary.

sqlupgraderes ignores this prefix when processing the resource file. The attributes and their default values

are:

○ sybinit.release_directory – $SYBASE [<path = _name_of_old_release>]

○ sybinit.product – sqlsrv

○ sqlsrv.server_name – <server_name>

○ sqlsrv.new_config – no default value

○ sqlsrv.sa_login – <current_login>

○ sqlsrv.sa_password – <current_password>

○ sqlsrv.do_upgrade – Yes

○ sqlsrv.do_reserved_word_check –Yes

All attributes are required, and all values are case-sensitive.

10.6.3 Manually Upgrading SAP ASE

You can upgrade manually without using a wizard or utility.

Prerequisites

Source SYBASE.csh to set up the environment variables if you have not already done so.

Context

To upgrade SAP ASE manually, use the upgrade executable located in $SYBASE/ASE-16_0/bin.

Procedure

1. Shut down:

○ The pre-16.0 SAP ASE server

○ All additional servers that are using the same $SYBASE directory as the SAP ASE

2. If you installed ASE 16.0 into a directory other than the old ASE directory, copy the server entry from the old

interfaces file to the new interfaces file.

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