Automatic migration allows the installer to run the SQL script and insert the
configuration properties that are required to upgrade your Marketing Platform system tables.
If your company policy does not allow
automated updates to your system table database, you must use manual migration, described elsewhere in this guide.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have the following installers in the same directory.
- The IBM® EMM master installer
- The Marketing Platform installer
Use the following guidelines as a best practice.
- Place the installers in the same directory where you originally placed the installers for the
earlier versions of your products.
- Remove any earlier versions of the IBM EMM
product installers from the directory to avoid having the master installer attempt to install the
earlier versions.
About this task
Upgrading from
version 9.1.x.x is an in-place upgrade. In an in-place upgrade, you install the upgraded version of
Marketing Platform to the directory where your current
Marketing Platform is installed.
See Marketing Platform upgrade scenarios for
information about upgrading from other versions.
Procedure
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Create a back-up copy of your Marketing Platform
system table database.
Important: Do not skip this step. If the upgrade operation fails, you cannot roll
back your database and your data is corrupted.
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Undeploy your Marketing Platform deployment.
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Run the IBM EMM master installer.
The
IBM EMM master installer starts.
Use the following instructions after the
IBM EMM
master installer starts.
- When the IBM EMM master installer prompts
you to choose an installation directory, choose the root installation directory, not the Marketing Platform installation directory, which is under this
root directory.
- When the IBM EMM master installer prompts
you to enter Marketing Platform database connection
information, enter the information that pertains to your current Marketing Platform system tables.
The IBM EMM master installer pauses and
launches the Marketing Platform
installer.
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Complete the following steps while the Marketing Platform installer is running.
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When the Marketing Platform installer prompts you
for an installation directory, select the directory of your current Marketing Platform installation, usually named
Platform.
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Select Automatic database setup.
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Follow the remaining steps in the installation wizard and enter the requested
information.
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Deploy your installation.
Note: Pay close attention to the installation summary windows. If errors are reported, check
the installer log files and contact IBM EMM
technical support if necessary.