OS upgrade question

Posted in 2013

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Platform-Specific Issues

FRANK — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:32:35 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Folks, IDS11.50 FC8, Redhat Linux 5 We are going to upgrade our OS from Redhat Linux 5 to Redhat Linux 6. Is it possible to use sort of In-Place approach to bring up our current IDS11.50 FC8 database ?( The current data could be readable or recognizable under new version of OS easily or difficult ? ) Thanks, Frank --047d7bea2fdceabf4604dc2ae702

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NEIL TRUBY — Wed, 08 May 2013 05:15:06 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Yes, you should be fine. An RHEL 5->6 upgrade is unlikely to touch your application data at all. You'd still be well-advised to take a Level 0 archive just before the upgrade though!

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Art Kagel — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:34:33 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

I agree with Neil. This should be a no-problem upgrade. Take an archive for safety (I always say: "Good DBAs are paranoid DBAs!") then just go for it. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:32 PM, FRANK <yunyaoqu@gmail.com> wrote: > Folks, > > IDS11.50 FC8, Redhat Linux 5 > > We are going to upgrade our OS from Redhat Linux 5 to Redhat Linux 6. > > Is it possible to use sort of In-Place approach to bring up our current > IDS11.50 FC8 database ?( The current data could be readable or > recognizable under new version of OS easily or difficult ? ) > > Thanks, > Frank > > --047d7bea2fdceabf4604dc2ae702 > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --001a11c34f4092c56704dc335088

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FRANK — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:34:24 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Art, Neil or All, Is there any more info/guidance/doc/talk about OS upgrade ? I checked Migration and Upgrade Guide, but did not see much info about OS upgrade. Wonder if there is more such type of info somewhere Thanks, Frank On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Art Kagel <art.kagel@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree with Neil. This should be a no-problem upgrade. Take an archive > for safety (I always say: "Good DBAs are paranoid DBAs!") then just go for > it. > > Art > > Art S. Kagel > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) > Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions > and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any > other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, > implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of > other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor > those of the entities themselves. > > On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:32 PM, FRANK <yunyaoqu@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Folks, > > > > IDS11.50 FC8, Redhat Linux 5 > > > > We are going to upgrade our OS from Redhat Linux 5 to Redhat Linux 6. > > > > Is it possible to use sort of In-Place approach to bring up our current > > IDS11.50 FC8 database ?( The current data could be readable or > > recognizable under new version of OS easily or difficult ? ) > > > > Thanks, > > Frank > > > > --047d7bea2fdceabf4604dc2ae702 > > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > > > > --001a11c34f4092c56704dc335088 > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --047d7bf0de3ed71dca04dfe67726

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Art Kagel — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:59:53 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

OS upgrades are not a problem typically unless you have a version of Informix that was compiled before the new OS release existed and the vendor has changed some library. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 9:34 AM, FRANK <yunyaoqu@gmail.com> wrote: > Art, Neil or All, > > Is there any more info/guidance/doc/talk about OS upgrade ? I checked > Migration and Upgrade Guide, but did not see much info about OS upgrade. > Wonder if there is more such type of info somewhere > > Thanks, > Frank > > On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Art Kagel <art.kagel@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I agree with Neil. This should be a no-problem upgrade. Take an archive > > for safety (I always say: "Good DBAs are paranoid DBAs!") then just go > for > > it. > > > > Art > > > > Art S. Kagel > > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) > > Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ > > > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions > > and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any > > other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, > > implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of > > other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated > nor > > those of the entities themselves. > > > > On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:32 PM, FRANK <yunyaoqu@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Folks, > > > > > > IDS11.50 FC8, Redhat Linux 5 > > > > > > We are going to upgrade our OS from Redhat Linux 5 to Redhat Linux 6. > > > > > > Is it possible to use sort of In-Place approach to bring up our current > > > IDS11.50 FC8 database ?( The current data could be readable or > > > recognizable under new version of OS easily or difficult ? ) > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Frank > > > > > > --047d7bea2fdceabf4604dc2ae702 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > > > > > > > > --001a11c34f4092c56704dc335088 > > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > > > > --047d7bf0de3ed71dca04dfe67726 > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --089e013d1cf8f8389d04dfe87f30