To prepare for the upgrade, perform the following tasks:
Verify that you have the user names and passwords for the required database accounts.
Stop all
B2B Data Exchange
services. The
B2B Data Exchange
upgrade modifies the
B2B Data Exchange
files. The installer cannot proceed if the files are in use.
Stop all PowerCenter workflows that process
B2B Data Exchange
documents. In PowerCenter, stop all workflows that process
B2B Data Exchange
documents. Do not start the workflows again until the upgrade is complete.
Back up the
B2B Data Exchange
repository to be upgraded. Use the database server backup utility to back up the repository. This ensures that you can recover from any errors that you encounter during the upgrade.
Back up the existing
B2B Data Exchange
installation folder. Perform this action to help ensure that you can recover from any errors encountered during the upgrade, and that, after the upgrade, you can reapply modifications that were made to the configuration in previous versions.
If the PowerCenter services are not installed on the same machine where
B2B Data Exchange
is installed and you have upgraded the pmrep command line utility after you installed the previous version of
B2B Data Exchange
, clean up all CNX files from the
Tmp
folder on your root directory.
If the Partners Portal was not installed on your system in previous versions and you want to install the portal when you upgrade to the new version, open ports to the portal in your firewall.