Oracle EPM - Hyperion Financial Management - Upgrade Options and Recommendation for version 11.1.2.4
Upgrade Options and Recommendation
Two methods: In place (existing servers) vs. out of place
(new servers)
Note: In place upgrade is also known as a “maintenance release”
In place upgrades do not allow you to make other system-wide
changes:
- No server operating system updates
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On July 14th, 2015 Windows 2003 will have all
support end –this includes mainstream and extended support
- I.T. departments are forced to move forward with a new platform or face security risks
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On January 13th, 2015 Windows 2008 saw mainstream
support expire
- Only security updates until January 14th, 2020
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Version 11.1.2.4 enabled Windows 2012 support so
upgrading the OS and EPM together makes sense
- When you perform an in place upgrade, you lose the ability to upgrade hardware
- Performance issues are generally not solved by upgrading your software
- This is not as important with virtualized configurations
- You will not be able to restructure your environment
- Unable to solve performance issues
- Looking to add a new product (FCM, Planning, etc.)
- Oracle is not good at cleaning up after itself
- Old applications and data are left behind
- Upgrading to 11.1.2.4 will leave FDM classic intact!
- Shared Services database often has incorrect data remaining that can cause issues down the road
- Running an in place upgrade on production means bringing down the environment for an extended period of time
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Risky
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No opportunity to do proper UAT and data
reconciliation
- Version 11.1.2.4 had consolidation engine rebuilt to support Linux –you will want to tie out your data
For all of these
reasons, it is always advised to go for Fresh Installation than in place
upgrade.
I am sounding the same voice that Finit Solution has already said.
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