HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR EXISTING P6 PRO DEPLOYMENT TO VERSION 8.3

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1 HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR EXISTING P6 PRO DEPLOYMENT TO VERSION 8.3 P6 Pro 8.3 Getting the Software Who can download? Anyone with P6 V8.2 and current Maintenance Anyone else can migrate (call your local Rep) Anyone can download as a Trial Version and use for 30 days

2 Go to edelivery.oracle.com Page 2

3 Sign in or Sign Up Page 3

4 Agree to the Terms & Conditions. Then Click on Continue Page 4

5 Select a Product Pack (Primavera Applications) and a Platform. Click go Page 5

6 Select P6 Professional R8.3 Media Pack. Double-Click. Page 6

7 For Local installs download Applications, Database Setup and Documentation. Click Save. Page 7

8 Save the Zip files to your Downloads folder Page 8

9 Open the Zip files and drag the folder to your Downloads or a folder of your choice. Page 9

10 We highly recommend that you read the instructions for the installation you will do, you may find something useful Page 10

11 Decision time Do you want to run a single database? Do the Standalone Installation using the Oracle Express DB Do you need to run multiple local databases? Do you have local MS SQL databases to be upgraded? Do you have local IT support? Create an initial MS SQL Express database Do the Client Installation using MS SQL Express DB Do you want to be able to run local and connect to a DB? You can do either a Standalone or a Client Installation No matter what you decide, if you have an existing P6 database, you will need to upgrade the database to 8.3 using the DB Setup tools first. If you need to install MS SQL Express (free), go to this link for a tech tip on how to download and install MS SQL Express. Page 11

12 1. Double click on P6_R83_Client_Applications folder to open 2. Double click on database folder. 3. Double click on dbsetup Page 12

13 4. Select Upgrade an existing database 5. Select Microsoft SQL Server 6. Click Next Page 13

14 7. Enter your administrative password (this password was defined when MS SQL Express was installed on your machine) 8. Enter your database 9. Click Next Page 14

15 10. Select Yes, upgrade my database 11. Click Upgrade Page 15

16 12. Click Next when setup wizard is complete 13. Click Finish Page 16

17 1. Double click on P6_R83_Client_Applications 2. Double click setup to upgrade your software Page 17

18 1. Click Next Page 18

19 2. Select Typical if you are going to use a local or server based MS- SQL database. 3. If you select Standalone P6 will install a local Oracle Express database and you will be limited to only one local database. Either way, you will be able to connect to a EPPM server. P6 will know if it is to have P6 Pro functionality (full local admin rights) or P6 EPPM client functionality (all admin done in the web tool) by which type of database you connect to. Page 19

20 4. Click Install to being installing the software Page 20

21 5. Click Next when complete P6 will show status while installing Page 21

22 6. Select MS SQL for the Driver Type then click Next Page 22

23 7. Use Localhost for the local MS SQL server for the name 8. Type the name of the database you previously created. 9. Then click Next Page 23

24 10. Enter the password 11. Username and Password (privuser also works), unless it was changed on the database setup. 12. Then Click Next Page 24

25 13. Click Next Page 25

26 14. Click Finish. If the connection was unsuccessful either the database does not exist or an incorrect password was used Page 26

27 You re Finished! Page 27

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