Re: Upgrading from 32bit to 64bit

Which 2GB limit? THe 64bit 7.31 will get you around the shared memory sizing limit so you can have more BUFFERS but the chunk size and output file size problems (output of utilities such as dbexport, etc.) is ONLY solved by migrating to 9.40 and later. Art S. Kagel Wilkinson, Marcus wrote: > I want to upgrade the database to get around the 2gb limit. > > Thanks > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > Marcus Wilkinson > Principal Technical Consultant > Oracle 8i Certified Professional > > Ensemble at Double Click > email: mwilkinson@doubleclick.net > Cell Phone +1 (303) 887 6122 > Direct Dial +1 (303) 729 5230 > http://www.doubleclick.com > YOUR TICKET TO High Performance MARKETING > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On > Behalf Of Murray Wood (IList) > Sent: 29 January 2004 12:26 > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: RE: Upgrading from 32bit to 64bit > > Are you upgrading the Application as well as the engine? If you connect > from app to engine using shared memory and dont upgrade both you will need > to change that. > Why do you want to change to 64 bit? I would not unless I needed to. > Upgrading the database is a one way process - reversion is only possible > using dbexport/dbimport. > > MW > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org >>[mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Thomas Ronayne >>Sent: Friday, 30 January 2004 1:12 a.m. >>To: informix-list@iiug.org >>Subject: Re: Upgrading from 32bit to 64bit >> >> >>Pretty much -- but you do have to recompile all your home-grown software >>after you've installed Informix with appropriate compiler and linker >>flags set for 64-bit. >> >>Note that the DATE type in ESQL/C was long in 32-bit distributions and >>is int4 in 64-bit distributions, adjust any source accordingly. >> >>Also, if you've used the fglgets.c function from the demo directory, >>you'll have to use the new one that comes with the 64-bit distribution. >> >>And, finally, don't blow away your 32-bit until you're sure the new >>engine is working... >> >>Wilkinson, Marcus wrote: >> >> >>>This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not >> >>understand >> >>>this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. >>> >>>------_=_NextPart_001_01C3E5EF.D1C55271 >>>Content-Type: text/plain >>> >>>Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>>I'm thinking about upgrading our Informix IDS 7.31 database from 32bit to >>>64bit. Is this simply a matter of changing the binaries? >>> >>> >>> >>>Thanks for your help >>> >>> >>> >>>Marcus >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > sending to informix-list > sending to informix-list