Manually Upgrading The View Composer Database; Run Sviconfig To Manually Upgrade The Database - VMware View Manager 4.5 Upgrade Manual

Manually Upgrading the View Composer Database

Rather than letting the View Composer installer upgrade the database when a schema update is required, you
can manually upgrade the database. You can use the
process more closely or when upgrade tasks must be distributed to IT administrators with different
responsibilities.
When you upgrade View Composer to a version with an updated database schema, an installer prompt asks
if you want the wizard to upgrade the database. If you choose not to use the installer wizard, you must use the
utility to upgrade the database and migrate the existing data.
SviConfig
If you are upgrading from View Composer 1.1, which is included with VMware View 3.1, or a higher version,
the prompt does not appear.
Using the
SviConfig
This utility returns result codes and creates a log of the database upgrade to simplify troubleshooting if
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the upgrade fails.
You can separate the upgrade tasks. A vSphere or View Manager administrator can run the
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View Composer installer to upgrade the software. A database administrator (DBA) can use
upgrade the View Composer database.
The software upgrade and the database upgrade can occur during different maintenance windows. For
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example, your site might run database-maintenance operations on weekends only, whereas software-
maintenance tasks can occur during the week.

Run SviConfig to Manually Upgrade the Database

With the
SviConfig
View Composer software. This utility also creates a log file to simplify troubleshooting if the upgrade fails.
I Only experienced View Composer administrators should use the
MPORTANT
intended to resolve issues relating to the View Composer service.
Prerequisites
Back up the View Composer database. For instructions, see the documentation for your database server.
Procedure
1 On the vCenter Server virtual or physical machine, open a Windows command prompt and navigate to the
executable file.
SviConfig
The file is located with the View Composer application.
Option
32-bit Windows
64-bit Windows
2 Enter the command to stop the VMware View Composer service.
net stop svid
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command-line utility has the following advantages:
command-line utility, you can upgrade the View Composer database separately from the
Action
Navigate to C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View Composer
\sviconfig.exe.
Navigate to C:\Program Files (86)\VMware\VMware View Composer
\sviconfig.exe.
Chapter 5 Upgrading VMware View Components
utility when you must observe the upgrade
SviConfig
SviConfig
to
SviConfig
utility. This utility is
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