Migrating to ArcSDE 64 bit on Linux or UNIX when the existing DBMS is 64 bit

If you have an existing 32-bit ArcSDE installation, you cannot directly upgrade to a 64-bit installation.

If you are running ArcSDE as a 32-bit application connecting to an existing remote geodatabase in a 64-bit database management system (DBMS) on a 64-bit server, follow the instructions in this topic.

Steps:

1. Create a backup of your existing geodatabase.
2. Stop the ArcSDE service, if one is running.

   sdemon -o shutdown -i <service> -s <server_name> -p <ArcSDE_administrator_password>

   For details on using the sdemon command, see the ArcSDE Administration Command Reference provided with ArcSDE.

3. Make sure there are no users currently making a direct connection to the geodatabase.
4. Grant upgrade permissions to the ArcSDE administrative user.

   For most geodatabases, this is the sde user. For geodatabases in Oracle created in a user's schema, this is the owner of the schema.

5. Install the 64-bit version of the ArcSDE component to a 64-bit server (either the one on which the DBMS resides or a remote one).
6. If necessary, modify the configuration files created by the new ArcSDE installation or replace them with the ones from the old $SDEHOME directory.
7. Upgrade the geodatabase.
8. If your site uses an ArcSDE service to connect to the geodatabase, start an ArcSDE service on the 64-bit server using the sdemon -o start command.
9. After testing to be sure everything is working properly in the upgraded geodatabase, uninstall the ArcSDE component from the 32-bit server.