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ArcSDE 8.3 Service Pack 2

Date Submitted: August 6, 2004
Last Modified: September 9, 2004

Summary:

This Service Pack contains performance improvements and maintenance fixes. We highly recommend that you download and install this required Service Pack at your earliest convenience.

Description:

Introduction

ESRI announces ArcSDE 8.3 Service Pack 2. We recommend that all ArcSDE 8.3 customers download and install this Service Pack, at their earliest convenience, to ensure the highest quality experience when working with ArcSDE 8.3. This Service Pack includes all of the issues addressed in ArcSDE 8.3 Service Pack 1 and some additional performance and maintenance issues. It deals specifically with the issues listed below under Issues Fixed with this Service Pack.

Issues Fixed with this Service Pack

Files Installed in this Service Pack


UNIX (Server)

Windows (Server)

UNIX (Client)

Windows (C-API Client)

Installing the Service Pack

Since this Service Pack replaces several ArcSDE 8.3 files, ArcSDE 8.3 must be installed before you can install this Service Pack. It is strongly recommended that you back up your database including all previous ArcSDE system tables and user layer data before upgrading your ArcSDE installation. Install this Service Pack using your SDE user account.

NOTE: If you connect to ArcSDE 8.3 via an Application Server and Direct Connect connections using ArcGIS 8.3, ArcIMS 4.0.1, or ArcView GIS 3.3 with DBA 2.1e make sure you also see ESRI Products connecting to ArcSDE (Application and Direct Connect connections).

Server Install for UNIX

During installation, you can either save the original 8.3 files or overwrite them. If you choose to save them, make sure you have enough disk space. The disk space requirements, for each platform, are displayed during the installation process.

  1. Download the appropriate tar file to a location other than $SDEHOME:
  2. DB2  
    IBM sde83-sp2-db2-ibm.tar
    34 MB
       
    Informix  
    HP sde83-sp2-inf-hp.tar
    42 MB
    IBM sde83-sp2-inf-ibm.tar
    35 MB
    Solaris sde83-sp2-inf-slrs.tar
    34 MB
       
    Oracle 8i  
    HP sde83-sp2-ora8i-hp.tar
    47 MB
    IBM sde83-sp2-ora8i-ibm.tar
    39 MB
    Solaris sde83-sp2-ora8i-slrs.tar
    39 MB
    Tru64 sde83-sp2-ora8i-tru64.tar
    38 MB
       
    Oracle 9i  
    HP64 sde83-sp2-ora9i-hp64.tar
    46 MB
    IBM64 (AIX 4.3.3) sde83-sp2-ora9i-ibm64.tar
    40 MB
    IBM64 (AIX 5.1) sde83-sp2-ora9i-ibm64-aix51.tar
    40 MB
    Linux sde83-sp2-ora9i-lx.tar
    34 MB
    Solaris sde83-sp2-ora9i-slrs.tar
    39 MB
    Solaris64 sde83-sp2-ora9i-slrs64.tar
    15 MB
    Tru64 sde83-sp2-ora9i-tru64.tar
    38 MB

  3. Stop your current ArcSDE service.
  4. % sdemon -o shutdown

  5. Extract the specified tar file by typing:
  6. % tar -xvf sde83-sp2-<Database>-<Platform>.tar

  7. Start the installation by typing:
  8. % ./apply_sp_<Platform>_<Database>

    This will start the dialog for the menu-driven installation procedure. Default selections are noted in parentheses ( ). To quit the installation procedure, type 'q' at any time.

  9. Before upgrading your Oracle instance, you must grant the following additional permissions to the SDE user in Oracle:
  10. ALTER ANY INDEX
    ALTER ANY TABLE
    ANALYZE ANY
    CREATE ANY INDEX
    CREATE ANY PROCEDURE
    CREATE ANY SEQUENCE
    CREATE ANY TRIGGER
    CREATE ANY VIEW
    CREATE SESSION
    DROP ANY INDEX
    DROP ANY TABLE
    DROP ANY VIEW
    DROP ANY PROCEDURE
    DROP ANY SEQUENCE
    EXECUTE ANY PROCEDURE
    SELECT ANY SEQUENCE
    SELECT ANY TABLE
    UNLIMITED TABLESPACE

    After the upgrade completes, you may revoke the following permissions from the SDE user account:

    ALTER ANY INDEX
    ALTER ANY TABLE
    ANALYZE ANY
    CREATE ANY INDEX
    CREATE ANY TRIGGER
    CREATE ANY VIEW
    DROP ANY INDEX
    DROP ANY TABLE
    DROP ANY VIEW
    DROP ANY PROCEDURE
    DROP ANY SEQUENCE
    EXECUTE ANY PROCEDURE
    SELECT ANY SEQUENCE

  11. To upgrade, run sdesetup<dbms>. Failure to do so may cause problems in starting the service or with connecting to the service. Using Oracle 9i as an example:
  12. % sdesetupora9i -o upgrade

  13. Start your service again.
  14. % sdemon -o start

Server Install for Windows

  1. Make sure you have write access to the ArcSDE installation folder, that no one is using ArcSDE, and that the ArcSDE service is down.


  2. Download the appropriate files to a location other than the ArcSDE installation folder:
  3. DB2  
    sde83-sp2-db2.exe 6 MB
    Informix  
    sde83-sp2-inf.exe 6 MB
    Oracle 8i  
    sde83-sp2-ora8i.exe 9 MB
    Oracle 9i  
    sde83-sp2-ora9i.exe 9 MB
    SQL Server  
    sde83-sp2-sql.exe 6 MB

  4. Double-click the ArcSDE-<Database>-83-sp2.msp to start the install process.


  5. When Setup starts, follow the instructions on your screen.


  6. (DB2 ONLY) Before upgrading your DB2 instance, you must copy the %SDEHOME%\bin\sdesrvsp.dll to the %DB2TEMPDIR%\function folder under your DB2 installation folder.


  7. (Oracle only) Before upgrading your Oracle instance, you must grant the following additional permissions to the SDE user in Oracle:
  8. ALTER ANY INDEX
    ALTER ANY TABLE
    ANALYZE ANY
    CREATE ANY INDEX
    CREATE ANY PROCEDURE
    CREATE ANY SEQUENCE
    CREATE ANY TRIGGER
    CREATE ANY VIEW
    CREATE SESSION
    DROP ANY INDEX
    DROP ANY TABLE
    DROP ANY VIEW
    DROP ANY PROCEDURE
    DROP ANY SEQUENCE
    EXECUTE ANY PROCEDURE
    SELECT ANY SEQUENCE
    SELECT ANY TABLE
    UNLIMITED TABLESPACE

    After the upgrade completes, you may revoke the following permissions from the SDE user account:

    ALTER ANY INDEX
    ALTER ANY TABLE
    ANALYZE ANY
    CREATE ANY INDEX
    CREATE ANY TRIGGER
    CREATE ANY VIEW
    DROP ANY INDEX
    DROP ANY TABLE
    DROP ANY VIEW
    DROP ANY PROCEDURE
    DROP ANY SEQUENCE
    EXECUTE ANY PROCEDURE
    SELECT ANY SEQUENCE

  9. To upgrade, run sdesetup<dbms>. Failure to do so may cause problems in starting the service or with connecting to the service. Using Oracle 9i as an example:

    C:\> sdesetupora9i -o upgrade

  10. As the SDE user, run the following command to restart the ArcSDE service:

    C:\> sdemon -o start

ArcSDE Client Install for UNIX

  1. Download the appropriate tar file to a location other than ArcSDE Client installation location:
  2. All Databases (32 bit Operating System)  
    HP sde83-sp2-client-hp.tar
    6 MB
    IBM sde83-sp2-client-ibm.tar
    8 MB
    Linux sde83-sp2-client-lx.tar
    4 MB
    SGI sde83-sp2-client-sgi.tar
    3 MB
    Solaris sde83-sp2-client-slrs.tar
    7 MB
       
    All Databases (64 bit Operating System)  
    HP64 sde83-sp2-client-hp64.tar
    6 MB
    IBM64 (AIX 4.3.3) sde83-sp2-client-ibm64.tar
    8 MB
    IBM64 (AIX 5.1) sde83-sp2-client-ibm64-aix51.tar
    8 MB
    SGI64 sde83-sp2-client-sgi64.tar
    7 MB
    Solaris64 sde83-sp2-client-slrs64.tar
    5 MB
    Tru64 sde83-sp2-client-tru64.tar
    14 MB

  3. Extract the specified tar file by typing:
  4. % tar -xvf sde83-sp2-client-<Platform>.tar

  5. Start the installation by typing:
  6. % ./apply_sp_<Platform>_c

    This will start the dialog for the menu-driven installation procedure. Default selections are noted in parentheses ( ). To quit the installation procedure, type 'q' at any time.

ArcSDE Client Install for Windows

  1. Make sure you have write access to the ArcSDE Client installation folder:.


  2. Download the appropriate files to a location other than the ArcSDE Client installation folder:
  3. ArcSDE C-API SDK client sde83-sp2-capi-client.exe 8 MB
    ArcSDE Java SDK client sde83-sp2-japi-client.msp 2 MB

  4. Double-click the appropriate executable to start the install process.


  5. When Setup starts, follow the instructions on your screen.

ESRI Products connecting to ArcSDE (Application and Direct Connect connections).

ArcSDE 8.3 sp2 must be installed on both the client and server sides.

Installing the Java Client on ArcIMS(UNIX and Windows)

  1. Download the new Java library jsde83_sdk.jar to the appropriate location:

    • UNIX


      • ArcIMS 4.0.1 - <JRE Installation location>/lib/ext
      • ArcExplorer Java 4.0 - <JRE Installation location>/lib/ext
    • Windows


      • ArcIMS 4.0.1 - <JRE Installation location>\lib\ext
      • ArcExplorer Java 4.0 - <JRE Installation location>\lib\ext

New ArcSDE for Oracle Configuration and Tuning Guide (UNIX and Windows)

You can access the new ArcSDE for Oracle Configuration and Tuning Guide Guide from here or you can save it to your system: config_tuning_guide_oracle.pdf

Identifying QFE files on your machine

    UNIX

    Any modified UNIX executables (or libraries) being sent out as part of a Quick Fix will return the unique identification number for that fix when checked with the "what" command for UNIX and the "strings" command for Linux. For example, to display the identification string for this Service Pack on UNIX, type:

    %what gsrvr.static | grep QFE

    QFE-SDE-83-CQ00245464

    Windows

    To check for the presence of Quick Fixes, for each file examine the unique identification information provided (right click, properties, version tab, item name, QFE Version). With only a few exceptions, all files modified as part of a QFE distribution can be uniquely identified in this manner. The identification string for this Patch should read:

    QFE-SDE-83-CQ00245464

Service Pack Updates

Check the Online Support Center periodically for the availability of additional Service Packs. New information about this Service Pack will be posted here.

Getting Help

Domestic sites, please contact ESRI Technical Support at 909.793.3774, if you have any difficulty installing this Service Pack. International sites, please contact your local ESRI software distributor.

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