This guide provides a conceptual overview of the issues and processes involved in an upgrade, and provides recommendations on how customers should plan, prepare for, and execute a Teradata Database Release upgrade.
Included in this guide are:
- Definitions of processes and upgrade path types
- Descriptions of the tools and methods used during upgrades
- Explanations of the types of upgrade procedures that may be performed by customers
- Descriptions of the software media used in upgrades
- Planning timelines and checklists
- Descriptions of procedures that must be performed prior to an upgrade
- An overview of the upgrade procedures
- Descriptions of activities that occur after the upgrade