This documentation provides you with detailed information on the following topics: installing and uninstalling MaxDB software with Version 7.5, updating the database software, and upgrading database instances to Version 7.5, on the operating system platforms supported by MaxDB.
· SDBINST for the installation/update of installation profiles and individual software components, while taking into account dependencies between the components
· SDBUNINST for uninstalling software components, while taking into account dependencies between the components
· SDBUPD for upgrading database instances and their software
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For a short description of the standard installation/update, and standard uninstallation, of the entire MaxDB software package outside of SAP systems, see the documentation Database Software Installation Guide.
For general information about the database system, see the documentation Database Administration.
The description of upgrading database instances and their software also applies to database instances in SAP systems.
This documentation is not relevant for installing or uninstalling MaxDB software in SAP systems. The installation or uninstallation of the MaxDB software required for SAP systems is described in SAP-specific guides. SAP customers can find these guides in the SAP Service Marketplace, at http://service.sap.com.
The programs SDBINST, SDBUNINST and SDBUPD are part of the database software package.
Open source users can download the entire database software free of charge from http://www.mysql.com/downloads.
SAP customers receive the MaxDB software with the SAP installation CD or in the Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com.
The following description is based on using the software available online at http://www.mysql.com/downloads and the SAP Service Marketplace.
Installing and Updating the Database Software
Uninstalling the Database Software
Upgrading Database Instances and Their Software