Re: Upgrading Informix from Online engine to Dynamic Server

Jane Vohden wrote: > > I have been talking with Informix about upgrading our site from the = > 5.xx Online engine to 7.2x Dynamic Server. They said there was no cost = > for the upgrade because we are on maintenance but they quoted us a = > consulting fee of $2000 per day plus expenses and said that most of = > their customers were using an Informix consultant to do the upgrade and = > then tune. I know some of you have been through that conversion. Did = > you use an Informix consultant? For how many days? What about a = > Bi-Tech consultant? How smooth was the transition? Were there any = > "gotchas" that we should be on the look-out for? Any info on this would = > be appreciated. Thanks. > We went from 5.0x to 7.12 with few problems. We never used a consultant. The upgrade consisted of dbexport, install 7.1x, bring engine up, dbimport. I was able to make a good guess of dbspace / table layouts based on our current system. The system required a bit of tuning, as 7.x is quite different from 5.x, but I went to various courses as well. Between them and OJT, we handled the situation quite nicely. John Carlson Informix DBA WH Smith, Inc.