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Upgrade a geodatabase in Db2

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  1. Before you upgrade
  2. Upgrade the geodatabase

Available with Standard or Advanced license.

The goal of upgrading an enterprise geodatabase is to update the geodatabase system tables, stored procedures, types, and functions to take advantage of new functionality and bug fixes.

Install a new version of the ArcGIS client or apply a service pack, patch, or hot fix to an existing installation and upgrade the geodatabase.

Complete the steps needed prior to upgrading, then upgrade your geodatabase using the Upgrade Geodatabase geoprocessing tool or a Python script.

Before you upgrade

When you upgrade any enterprise system, including a geodatabase, plan ahead. Test the new version on a development or test server to ensure that it works with all your client applications.

When you have determined that the new system works the way you expected, schedule the upgrade; be sure the necessary staff are available to perform the upgrade and that they have the permissions necessary to complete their assigned tasks.

Be aware of the following:

  • Upgrades from beta or prerelease versions of the software are not supported.
  • You can upgrade directly from a 10.7.x, 10.8.x, or 10.9.x geodatabase if your database release is supported for the ArcGIS versions to which you upgrade.
  • There is no formal mechanism to downgrade a geodatabase to a previous version. If, after upgrading to a newer version, you want to downgrade the geodatabase, you must restore the old database from a backup file.
  • If you intend to upgrade a 10.4.1 or earlier geodatabase, remove all locators from the geodatabase before upgrading.

The following is a checklist of steps to complete before you upgrade your geodatabase:

  1. Be sure the Db2 and ArcGIS version combination you want to use is supported. See IBM Db2 database requirements for ArcGIS for information.

    Your database must be at a supported release and your hardware must meet at least the minimum system requirements before you upgrade your geodatabase.

  2. Check to see if your geodatabase can be upgraded. To do this, install the ArcGIS client version you want to move to onto one machine. If you install ArcGIS Desktop, you can connect to the geodatabase and open the Database Properties dialog box to see if a geodatabase upgrade is possible. If you install ArcGIS Server (Enterprise edition) or the ArcGIS Engine Geodatabase Update extension, you can use the ArcPy Describe function to determine if the geodatabase can be upgraded. The following example creates a connection to the geodatabase and checks if the geodatabase can be upgraded:
    # Open Python.
cd /arcgis/server/tools
./python

# Create a connection to the geodatabase.
arcpy.CreateDatabaseConnection_management("/tmp/",
                                          "egdb_connection.sde",
                                          "DB2",
                                          "mydbgdb",
                                          "DATABASE_AUTH",
                                          "sde",
                                          "mysdepassword",
                                          "SAVE_USERNAME")

# Import ArcPy and check the geodatabase release.
import arcpy

isCurrent = arcpy.Describe('/tmp/egdb_connection.sde').currentRelease

print isCurrent

    If false is returned, you can upgrade your geodatabase. If true is returned, you do not need to upgrade your geodatabase. Do not proceed with the subsequent steps.

  3. Convert any application server connections used in existing maps or services to direct connections.
  4. Create a backup of the database.
  5. The sde user needs to execute the MON_GET_CONNECTION function to clean out unneeded connections from the PROCESS_INFORMATION system table. Therefore, grant EXECUTE on MON_GET_CONNECTION to sde.
  6. If your database administrator has revoked SELECT privileges on the SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1 catalog view, he or she may need to either regrant the privilege to PUBLIC or grant it to all users who connect to the geodatabase in Db2. This privilege is necessary for SQL queries to the database.

    If users do not have SELECT privileges on this catalog view, they see an error similar to the following when they try to connect: 

    SQL0551N  "ANYA" does not have the privilege to perform operation "SELECT" on object "SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1".  SQLSTATE=42501

    To grant SELECT privileges on this view to PUBLIC, issue the following command while logged in as a user with DBADM permission:

    GRANT SELECT 
 ON SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1 
 TO PUBLIC;
  7. Grant the sde user DBADM authority in the database. This is required to upgrade a geodatabase.
  8. Remove any custom functionality you may have added to the geodatabase system tables outside ArcGIS, such as triggers or additional indexes.

    The upgrade procedure cannot accommodate customizations you make to the system tables. If such customizations prevent the alteration of a system table's schema, the upgrade will fail.

  9. At this point, you might want to create a second backup of the database to preserve the changes you made in the preceding steps.
  10. Install the current release of an ArcGIS client (ArcGIS Desktop Desktop Standard or Desktop Advanced, the ArcGIS Engine Geodatabase Update extension, or ArcGIS Server (enterprise edition) on a computer that can connect to the geodatabase to perform the upgrade.
  11. Make sure there are no connections to the geodatabase you are upgrading.

    To see a list of who is currently connected to your geodatabase, go to the Geodatabase Administration dialog box in an ArcGIS Desktop client.

You can now upgrade your geodatabase.

Upgrade the geodatabase

You can use the Upgrade Geodatabase tool in ArcGIS Desktop or a Python script run on the ArcGIS client computer to upgrade your geodatabase.

Use the Upgrade Geodatabase tool

Open the Upgrade Geodatabase geoprocessing tool from one of the following:

  • The Geodatabase Administration toolset in the Data Management toolbox
  • The Upgrade Geodatabase button on the General tab of the Database Properties dialog box in ArcMap or ArcCatalog
  • The Run Upgrade button on the General tab of the Database Properties dialog box in ArcGIS Pro

If you open the tool from Database Properties, the Input geodatabase text box is prepopulated with the geodatabase connection information.

Esri recommends that you leave both the Pre-requisites check and Upgrade geodatabase options checked. That way, the tool checks to see if the prerequisites to upgrade have been met before continuing with the geodatabase upgrade.

The prerequisite check detects other active connections to the geodatabase, determines whether the connecting user has sufficient privileges to upgrade the geodatabase, ensures that the database can support XML columns, makes sure all datasets can be opened, and ascertains that the database and libraries are at the same release. If any prerequisites are not met, the tool terminates. You must correct any problems before you run the upgrade procedure again.

The results of this check are reported on the geoprocessing tool dialog box. If the check (or upgrade) fails, results are also written to the GDBUpgrade.log file in the c:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\ESRI\<ArcGIS product> folder.

If all checks are passed, the tool proceeds with the upgrade. The status for the prerequisites check and the upgrade are shown on the geoprocessing tool progress dialog box. If the upgrade fails, information is written to the GDBUpgrade.log file. Additional information is written to the sde_setup.log file in the system TEMP directory.

Run a script

To upgrade the geodatabase, copy one of these example scripts into a text editor. Alter any variable values to match the information at your site.

  • If you have an existing database connection file that uses a direct connection and connects as the sde user, copy the script that applies to your operating system, paste it into a text editor, alter it to use information specific to your site, save and close the file, then run it:
    # Name: upgradesdegdb_example.py
# Description: Connect from a Windows computer 
# with an existing database connection file 
# and upgrade an enterprise geodatabase

# Import arcpy module
import arcpy
 
# Local variables:
Output_Workspace = "C:\\ArcGIS\connection_files\<Connection file>"
Default_gdb = "C:\\ArcGIS\connection_files\<Connection file>"

# Process: Upgrade Geodatabase
arcpy.UpgradeGDB_management(Default_gdb, "PREREQUISITE_CHECK", "UPGRADE")
    # Name: upgradesdegdb_example.py
# Description: Connect from a Linux or UNIX computer 
# with an existing database connection file 
# and upgrade an enterprise geodatabase

# Import arcpy module
import arcpy
 
# Local variables:
Output_Workspace = "<user>/connections/<Connection_file>"
Default_gdb = "<user>/connections/<Connection_file>"

# Process: Upgrade Geodatabase
arcpy.UpgradeGDB_management(Default_gdb, "PREREQUISITE_CHECK", "UPGRADE")
  • If you do not have a database connection file on the computer from which you are scripting the upgrade, you can copy the following script and provide your site-specific information at the command line:
    """
Name: upgrade_gdb.py
Description: Provide connection information to an Enterprise geodatabase 
and upgrade the geodatabase
Type upgrade_gdb.py -h or upgrade_gdb.py --help for usage
"""

# Import system modules
import arcpy
import os
import optparse
import sys


# Define usage and version
parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage = "usage: %prog [Options]", version="%prog 2.0; valid for 10.1 only")

#Define help and options
parser.add_option ("--DBMS", dest="Database_type", type="choice", choices=['SQLSERVER', 'ORACLE', 'POSTGRESQL', 'DB2','INFORMIX','DB2ZOS',''], default="", help="Type of enterprise DBMS:  SQLSERVER, ORACLE, or POSTGRESQL.")
parser.add_option ("-i", dest="Instance", type="string", default="", help="DBMS instance name")
parser.add_option ("--auth", dest="account_authentication", type ="choice", choices=['DATABASE_AUTH', 'OPERATING_SYSTEM_AUTH'], default='DATABASE_AUTH', help="Authentication type options (case-sensitive):  DATABASE_AUTH, OPERATING_SYSTEM_AUTH.  Default=DATABASE_AUTH")
parser.add_option ("-u", dest="User", type="string", default="", help="Geodatabase administrator user name")
parser.add_option ("-p", dest="Password", type="string", default="", help="Geodatabase administrator password")
parser.add_option ("--upgrade", dest="Upgrade", type="choice", choices=['TRUE', 'FALSE'], default="FALSE", help="Upgrade Options (case-sensitive):  TRUE=Perform Pre-requisite check and upgrade geodatabase, FALSE=Perform Pre-requisite check only.  Default=FALSE")                   
parser.add_option ("-D", dest="Database", type="string", default="none", help="Database name:  Not required for Oracle")


# Check if value entered for option
try:
	(options, args) = parser.parse_args()

	
#Check if no system arguments (options) entered
	if len(sys.argv) == 1:
		print("%s: error: %s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "No command options given"))
		parser.print_help()
		sys.exit(3)

	#Usage parameters for spatial database connection to upgrade
	account_authentication = options.account_authentication.upper()
	username = options.User.lower() 
	password = options.Password	
	do_upgrade = options.Upgrade
	database = options.Database.lower()
	database_type = options.Database_type.upper()
	instance = options.Instance
	
	if (database_type == ""):
		print("\nDatabase type must be specified!\n")
		parser.print_help()
		sys.exit(3)
	
	if (database_type == "SQLSERVER"):
		database_type = "SQL_SERVER"
	
	# Get the current product license
	product_license=arcpy.ProductInfo()
	
	# Checks required license level to upgrade
	if product_license.upper() == "ARCVIEW" or product_license.upper() == 'ENGINE':
		print("\n" + product_license + " license found!" + "  Enterprise geodatabase upgrade requires an ArcGIS Desktop Standard or Advanced, ArcGIS Engine with the Geodatabase Update extension, or ArcGIS Server license.")
		sys.exit("Re-authorize ArcGIS before upgrading.")
	else:
		print("\n" + product_license + " license available!  Continuing to upgrade...")
		arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++")
	
	# Local variables
	instance_temp = instance.replace("\\","_")
	instance_temp = instance_temp.replace("/","_")
	instance_temp = instance_temp.replace(":","_")
	Conn_File_NameT = instance_temp + "_" + database + "_" + username     
	
	if os.environ.get("TEMP") == None:
		temp = "c:\\temp"	
	else:
		temp = os.environ.get("TEMP")
	
	if os.environ.get("TMP") == None:
		temp = "/usr/tmp"		
	else:
		temp = os.environ.get("TMP")  
	
	Connection_File_Name = Conn_File_NameT + ".sde"
	Connection_File_Name_full_path = temp + os.sep + Conn_File_NameT + ".sde"
	
	# Check for the .sde file and delete it if present
	arcpy.env.overwriteOutput=True
	if os.path.exists(Connection_File_Name_full_path):
		os.remove(Connection_File_Name_full_path)
	
	print("\nCreating Database Connection File...\n")
	# Process: Create Database Connection File...
	# Usage:  out_file_location, out_file_name, DBMS_TYPE, instnace, database, account_authentication, username, password, save_username_password(must be true)
	arcpy.CreateDatabaseConnection_management(out_folder_path=temp, out_name=Connection_File_Name, database_platform=database_type, instance=instance, database=database, account_authentication=account_authentication, username=username, password=password, save_user_pass="TRUE")
        for i in range(arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
		if "000565" in arcpy.GetMessage(i):   #Check if database connection was successful
			arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
			arcpy.AddMessage("\n+++++++++")
			arcpy.AddMessage("Exiting!!")
			arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++\n")
			sys.exit(3)            
		else:
			arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
			arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++\n")
			
	# Check whether geodatabase needs upgrade
	isCurrent = arcpy.Describe(Connection_File_Name_full_path).currentRelease
	
	if isCurrent == True:
		print("The geodatabase is already at the current release and cannot be upgraded!")
		sys.exit("Upgrade did not run.")
	
	
	# Process: Upgrade geodatabase...
	try:
		if do_upgrade.lower() == "true":
			print("Upgrading Geodatabase...\n")
			arcpy.UpgradeGDB_management(input_workspace=Connection_File_Name_full_path, input_prerequisite_check="PREREQUISITE_CHECK", input_upgradegdb_check="UPGRADE")
			for i in range(arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
				arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
			arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++\n")
	
		else:
			print("Running Pre-Requisite Check...\n")
			arcpy.UpgradeGDB_management(input_workspace=Connection_File_Name_full_path, input_prerequisite_check="PREREQUISITE_CHECK", input_upgradegdb_check="NO_UPGRADE")
			for i in range(arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
				arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
			arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++\n")
		
	        
	except:
		for i in range(arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
			arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
		
	if os.path.exists(Connection_File_Name_full_path):
		os.remove(Connection_File_Name_full_path)
	
#Check if no value entered for option	
except SystemExit as e:
	if e.code == 2:
		parser.usage = ""
		print("\n")
		parser.print_help()
		parser.exit(2)
    For example, if you saved the text file as gdbupgrade and your cataloged database is mydbgdb, type the following at a command prompt:

    gdbupgrade --DBMS DB2 -i mydbgdb --auth DATABASE_AUTH -u sde -p mysdepassword --upgrade TRUE

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In this topic
  1. Before you upgrade
  2. Upgrade the geodatabase