5.1

Prerequisites
IMPORTANT Back up your existing database before you upgrade it. Use the procedures that your database
software vendor recommends.
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Verify that no vCloud Director servers are using the database. See “Use the Cell Management Tool to
Quiesce and Shut Down a Server,” on page 35
Procedure
1 Open a console, shell, or terminal window, and type the following command to run the database upgrade
script.
/opt/vmware/vcloud-director/bin/upgrade
IMPORTANT If the database upgrade script detects that an incompatible version of vShield manager is
registered to this installation of vCloud Director, it displays this warning message and cancels the upgrade.
One or more vShield Manager servers registered to this vCloud
Director installation are not supported by the version of vCloud Director
you are upgrading to. Upgrade canceled, please follow the procedures in
the vShield Manager Upgrade Guide to upgrade those unsupported vShield
Manager servers to vShield Manager version 5.0 or later versions.
See “Upgrade vShield Manager,” on page 46.
2 Respond to the database upgrade prompt.
Welcome to the vCloud Director upgrade utility
This utility will apply several updates to the database. Please
ensure you have created a backup of your database prior to continuing.
Do you wish to upgrade the product now? [Y/N]: y
Option Action
Continue the upgrade.
Type y.
Exit to the shell without making any
changes in the current
vCloud Director database.
Type n.
The database upgrade tool runs and displays progress messages.
Examining database at URL: jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.26.50.54:1521/orcl
Applying 1 upgrade batches
Executing upgrade batch:
Executing SQL statements from file: cc-tool-uninstall-graceful.sql
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Executing SQL statements from file: Upgrade.sql []
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Executing SQL statements from file: Upgrade_Data.sql []
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Executing SQL statements from file: NewInstall_Indexes.sql []
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Executing SQL statements from file: Upgrade_UUID.sql []
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Executing SQL statements from file: NewInstall_Funcs.sql []
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