Re: Migration from 7.22 to 9.4
Osbit wrote:
> I have been asked to migrate an existing Informix 7.22 system to 9.4 on a
> windows NT platform.
> Does anyone know where I might find a migration guide to highlight the steps
> I need to go through as I understand this requires a dbexport/dbimport of
> the data.
There is a manual available, called something like Informix Migration
Guide. Also load the new S/W and check the release notes in
$INFORMIXDIR/release/*/*. You will find a document called something like
ids_migrate_docnotes_9.40.html with additional port specific notes. You
should be checking the other docs in that directory prior to an upgrade in
any case.
I would have thought you could do an in-place upgrade, but check with IBM
tech support first. Also a good idea to do a test run on a test machine if
you can.
Cheers,
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Mark.
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Mark D. Stock wrote: > Also a good idea to do a test run on a test machine if > you can. Ah yes, such wise words. And remember your test has to be representative, too. And reproducible. Prescience is a wonderful thing.... -- "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ''' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche