Perform the upgrade on the test system following the instructions in the installation guide. Perform all steps so that the test upgrade is a walkthrough of the real upgrade. Make the memory and disk space changes you determined that you needed in Chapter 5, “Making Database Administration Changes”. However, do not change your Adaptive Server configuration to use new features at this time.
Your first objective after upgrading is to test Adaptive
Server’s out-of-the-box performance. Wait until later to
try new performance tuning features.
Resolve all problems and note them for reference. The installation guide gives detailed troubleshooting information.
After upgrading:
Perform dbccs on all databases.
Back up all databases, including master and sybsystemprocs. You will need backups to restore the test system to a known state between timed benchmarks.
