Upgrade Steps for Pervasive Version 10.xx

Upgrading to Pervasive Version 10.xx can be done without calling RDP support.  Customers using a Windows 2008 server must run Pervasive Version 10.x, since Pervasive Version 9.x does not work on 2008 servers.

Note:  All users must exit RDP during the upgrade, including the IRM and all interface workstations.  Schedule this installation at a time when the system can be down for approximately 4 - 8 hours AND when RDP support is open.  RDP 24-hour support is not available for Pervasive Updates.

1. Hardware Requirements:  Workstations must be Windows XP with at least one (1) gigabyte of RAM, and the data server must be Windows 2003 or 2008 with at least two (2) gigabytes.
   
2. To install Pervasive P.SQL for Windows, you must have full administrator-level rights on the machine where it will be installed.  This includes the Server and all workstations (Pervasive Client installations).

Pervasive Server Installation

1. Uninstall prior Pervasive version.  Customers should never install an update over a prior version.  Follow all steps listed in Uninstall Pervasive which uses images from 9.52 as a reference.  Steps to uninstall should be the same regardless of version.  Be sure to reboot when the steps indicate to insure the old version is removed correctly.
   
   
2. Create a Pervasive folder in the RDPNT/RDP directory.  For example, with the F:/RDPNT/RDP folder selected, click File from the main menu and select New/Folder.  Enter Pervasive as the new folder name.
   
   Copy the entire Contents from the PSQL installation disk into the new F:/RDPNT/RDP/Pervasive folder.  For example, select D:/ (disk drive) from My Computer, select all files, right-click and select Copy:
   
   Select the F:/RDPNT/RDP/Pervasive folder, right-click and Paste the PSQL disk contents into the newly created Pervasive folder.
   
   
3. From the Start menu, select Run, enter "notepad", and click OK to open a new Notepad document.  Enter the License Key for your Pervasive installation disk (located on the outside of the CD package). 
   
4. Click File then Save As, and navigate to the RDPNT/RDP/Pervasive folder and save the document as PervasiveLicenseKey.txt.
   
5. Follow all steps listed in Install Pervasive Server Version 10.  Be sure to reboot when the steps indicate to insure the old version is removed correctly.
   
   
6. Create ODBC connection for RDP.  Pervasive's website offers the following link for Error 1918. Error Installing ODBC driver.
   
   
7. Navigate to the following location on your RDP Data server C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Pervasive Software\PSQL\samples.  Select the Samples.btr file and copy into your newly created RDPNT\RDP\Pervasive folder.  Do not copy the Samples.btr file from the disk.
   
   
   
8. Test connections.