Cisco Cisco Prime Network Registrar 8.3 Installation Guide

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At this time a local database backup occurs automatically. The current IPAM file structure 

is saved and IPAM 8.3 is installed. The database updates are then applied, which may take 
some time to complete, especially in larger environments. Monitor this phase closely as 

database updates are the main reason why an upgrade could fail. 
The Automatic Upgrade for IPAM 8.3 will also perform the following database functions 

before attempting the actual upgrade: 
 

 

A Database Integrity Check is performed to identify foreign key and ID cooperation 
throughout the database. If the Upgrade detects a problem, you will be prompted to 

review and attempt repairing those problems found. The check and repair process must be 
repeated as necessary until zero problems are found. If you’ve reached 5 repair attempts 

you may contact the Technical Assistance Center. If the repair feature doesn’t seem to 
resolve the problems found, use the (C) option to continue. At this time, there’s a high 

probability that the upgrade may fail if the found errors cause a disturbance upgrading the 
database. 

 

 

 

 

A Block Check is performed to identify discrepancies in the block structure of IPAM. If 

the Upgrade detects a problem, you will be prompted to review and attempt repairing 
those problems found. The check and repair process must be repeated as necessary until 

zero problems are found. If you’ve reached 5 repair attempts, contact the Technical 
Assistance Center and do not continue the upgrade. 

 

 

 

 

A new utility, Schema Checker, is also executed to identify inconsistent table and column 
structures, as well as foreign key and index applied throughout the database. 

 
Unfortunately, problems found in this phase cannot be fixed automatically. If differences 

are found in the Schema Report, use the (S) option to display the report. The report is 
broken down into three sections: Errors, Warnings and Informational.