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So when upgrading to 10.1 from 9.3.1, and not wanting to install the 10.1 ArcSDE Server Application, do I have to uninstall ArcSDE 9.3.1 from my existing Geodatabase ?
So when upgrading to 10.1 from 9.3.1, and not wanting to install the 10.1 ArcSDE Server Application, do I have to uninstall ArcSDE 9.3.1 from my existing Geodatabase? Then simply run the "Upgrade Geodatabase" tool in ArcCatalog to get it to 10.1?
We're currently connecting via ArcReader and a few web apps which are already migrated to the Direct Connect method.
Wouldn't the database client simply be installed with ArcGIS Desktop or ArcReader?
I guess you meant to say:
"... do I have to uninstall the ArcSDE 9.3.1 Application Server from my database server..." ?
If so: yes. Of course, the geodatabase itself with the entire ArcSDE Repository and the ArcSDE and geodatabase system tables therein, should be left untouched, otherwise nothing is left to upgrade...
Don't forget you need to install an appropriate database client. Without client, you won't be able to connect any more once your Application Server is down!
There may also be an extra issue if you decided to migrate to a new server and in the process go from a 32 bit to 64 bit environment... There are descriptions for that in the Help, but it isn't an easy task.
Do I need ArcGIS for Server 10.1 installed on my server? I assume the answer is yes but I'm not reading that explicitly in those steps. I just see to get rid of the old 9.3.1 install.
- You don't need to install an ArcSDE Application Server (Also called "ArcSDE service" in ESRI documentation) if you want to connect to your geodatabase, use Direct Connect instead.
The ArcSDE Application Server will no longer be available after ArcGIS 10.2, so it is highly recommended to switch to Direct Connect at this point in time.
- You may need an ArcGIS for Server installation if you use it to create webservices (ESRI Map, Image, Feature Services or WMS, WFS or any of the other service types it supports). If you're not interested in serving your own webservices, you don't need ArcGIS for Server.
- Use the new geoprocessing tools in the Geodatabase Administration toolset in ArcGIS for Desktop for management and creation of your ESRI enterprise geodatabase. See for example the Blog article by ESRI's Melissa J linked below, and the second link to the Geodatabase Administration toolset:
Do This, Not That! �?? Alternatives to using SDE command line tools:
http://blogs.esri.com/esri/supportcenter/2013/10/04/do-this-not-that-alternatives-to-using-sde-comma...
Geodatabase Administration toolset
An overview of the Geodatabase Administration toolset
You may find it helpful to read these two PDF documents I created:
The ESRI Geodatabase Framework
http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/83644-quot-The-ESRI-Geodatabase-Framework-quot-PDF?p=295462&viewful...
The ESRI Geodatabase Framework - Future developments at ArcGIS 10.2 and 11
http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/83644-quot-The-ESRI-Geodatabase-Framework-quot-PDF?p=303021&viewful...