SharePlex 12.0 - Upgrade Guide

Upgrade on Linux/Unix for Open Target Databases

These instructions are for upgrading SharePlex when configured for an open target database running on a Linux or Unix system.

To run the upgrade:

1. Log in to the system as the user that will be named as the SharePlex Administrator during this installation. This user will own the installation files and binaries.

2. (Reinstallations) If sp_cop is running, shut it down.
3. Copy the installation file to a temporary directory where you have write permissions.

4. Grant executable permissions to the file.

   # chmod 555 installation_file

5. Run the .tpm file. If installing SharePlex in a cluster, run the installer from the primary node (the one to which the shared disk is mounted)

   # ./installation_file

6. You are prompted for the following:

   Prompt for:	Input
   Installation type	Select <New Installation>.
   Product directory location (path)	Enter the path to the existing SharePlex installation directory.
   Variable data directory location	Enter the name of the existing variable-data directory.
   SharePlex Admin group	Enter the DBA-privileged group to which the SharePlex Administrator user belongs, which owns the SharePlex binaries.
   TCP/IP port for SharePlex	Enter the port number of the SharePlex instance you are upgrading.
   License key (do you want to upgrade?)	Press Enter to accept the default of N (no) to keep the existing license, or enter Y to specify a new license key if required for this upgrade.
   Please specify platform for license key (select a number):	Please select the appropriate number from the following list of platforms to install the license key: 1) Oracle 2) File 3) JMS 4) Kafka 5) SQL Server 6) Postgres 7) MySQL 8) Snowflake 9) MariaDB 10) Event Hubs 11) All Platforms q) Quit License Utility Note: To install a trial version of SharePlex, users need to select the All Platforms option.
   License key	(If Y was selected) Enter the new license key that you received from Quest.

   The installer displays the location of the install log file and then quits.

7. Run the appropriate Database Setup utility for your database to upgrade the SharePlex database account. See SharePlex Utilities

8. Repeat all of the installation procedures for all Unix and Linux machines that host an Open Target database.

Upgrade on Windows

These instructions are for upgrading SharePlex on the Windows platform.

To run the upgrade:

1. Log into Windows as the SharePlex Administrator.

2. (If using copy/append) Stop sp_sync_launcher on the target systems before applying the SharePlex upgrade.

   sp_ctrl> stop launcher

3. (Oracle as source only) In sp_ctrl, use the set param command to stop DDL replication (if active) by setting the SP_OCT_REPLICATE_ALL_DDL parameter to 0.

   sp_ctrl>set param SP_OCT_REPLICATE_ALL_DDL 0

   Important! Keep the setting at 0 until prompted otherwise.

4. Stop the SharePlex service:

   1. Run SpUtils from the shortcut on the Windows desktop.
   2. Select the SharePlex Services tab.
   3. Select the correct port, and then stop the SharePlex service.
   4. Close the utility.

5. Run the sp_setup installation program and follow the prompts:

   Prompt	Input
   Destination Folder	Install the upgrade into the existing SharePlex product directory.
   Port number	Select the port that this instance of SharePlex currently uses.
   Variable Data directory	Specify the existing SharePlex variable-data directory.
   Program Manager group	Specify the existing Programs menu location.
   Confirm installation	Confirm the installation information.
   Finish	If you were prompted to restart the system, you may do so at any time after exiting the installer.

6. Remove the MKS Toolkit environment manually through Add/Remove programs.

7. From the SP_Utils Licensing tab, select the required platform and add a license key for the selected platform.

8. Run the appropriate Database Setup utility. For more information see SharePlex Reference Guide.

9. Ensure that the Cygwin cygserver is running from the SharePlex installation directory.

10. From the SP_Utils SharePlex Services tab, remove the installed SharePlex service, then install the service and start it.

11. (Source only) To enable DDL replication again, set the SP_OCT_REPLICATE_ALL_DDL parameter to 1.

Verify Partition Schemes

If you are upgrading from a SharePlex version earlier than 9.0, the method of creating and storing partition schemes and row partitions for horizontal partitioning has changed. This information no longer is stored in the database.

When you run database setup during an upgrade, it converts the data from the SHAREPLEX_PARTITION table to the new internal storage format. After the conversion, you can view the partitions with the view partitions command in sp_ctrl to ensure that the partitions converted properly.

Note: For more information about the view partitions command, see theSharePlex Reference Guide.

To view row partitions:

1. Run sp_ctrl on the source system.

2. Issue the following command with either option, depending on whether you want to view all partitions or just those for a particular partition scheme.

   sp_ctrl> view partitions for {scheme_name | all}

The following is an example of converted partition schemes. Note that the conversion program populates the Name field with the name of the queue from the Route column.

Scheme        Name           Route                            Hash     Condition
-----------   -------------  ------------------------------   ------   ---------------
HASH4         hash           sys02:hash|#@o.ora112            4        ROWID
TEST_CT       highvalues     sys02:highvalues@o.ora112                 sales>=10000
TEST_CT       lowvalues      sys02:lowvalues@o.ora112                  sales<10000