11.70.FC3 to 11.70.FC8W1

Posted in 2017

Summary

A user on AIX 6.1 asked whether there are known problems upgrading Informix 11.70.FC3 to the 11.70.FC8W1 fixpack. Art Kagel said he knew of no show-stoppers; the poster had already tested it without issues. Ben Thompson warned that FC8W1 introduced several regressions, notably APAR IT04819, where a level 0 archive can crash the server in the ontape thread, fixed in the special build 11.70.FC8W1X2 from IBM support. He suggested staying on 11.70.FC7W3 or moving to 12.10, since no FC8W2/FC9 is expected. The poster reported ontape and onbar working fine and noted the X2 build as a fallback.

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

SMITH JOHN — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:27:51 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi to all i'm about installing the fixpack FC8W1 of the 11.70 version, and i need to know if there is a known problem on this fc8w1 now the platform is on a AIX 6.1 with 11.70.FC3 thanks in advance

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Art Kagel — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:42:32 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

John: There are "know problems" with all releases. If you are asking if there are any show stoppers preventing you from upgrading to that particular release, I am not aware of any. Art Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant ASK Database Management www.askdbmgt.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 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 Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 5:27 AM, SMITH JOHN <srafik0358@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi to all > > i'm about installing the fixpack FC8W1 of the 11.70 version, and i need to > know if there is a known problem on this fc8w1 > > now the platform is on a AIX 6.1 with 11.70.FC3 > > thanks in advance > > > ************************************************************ > ******************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --94eb2c12857a0fdffc0545e435a2

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SMITH JOHN — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:01:41 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

in fact i already install for testing and i had no problem using it with applications. i just wanted to be more condident :) thank you Art :)

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SMITH JOHN — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:02:20 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

in fact i already install for testing and i had no problem using it with applications. i just wanted to be more confident :) thank you Art :)

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Andreas Legner — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:45:13 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

For 'no known problem' you'd have to be on 12, you'd even have the choice=20 between 8+ fixpacks ;-) Andreas From: "SMITH JOHN" <srafik0358@gmail.com> To: ids@iiug.org Date: 12.01.2017 11:28 Subject: 11.70.FC3 to 11.70.FC8W1 [38503] Sent by: ids-bounces@iiug.org Hi to all=20 i'm about installing the fixpack FC8W1 of the 11.70 version, and i need to = know if there is a known problem on this fc8w1=20 now the platform is on a AIX 6.1 with 11.70.FC3=20 thanks in advance=20 ***************************************************************************= ****=20 Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.=20

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BENJAMIN THOMPSON — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 10:50:08 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

When we looked at 11.70.FC8W1 we had a significant number of problems with regressions or bugs new in that release. One issue you might run into as soon as start running backups, which maybe you don't do in a test system, is: APAR IT04819 LEVEL 0 ARCHIVE STARTED IN 11.70.FC8W1 CAN CRASH THE SERVER IN THE ONTAPE THREAD 11.70.FC8W1X2 fixes this and is available from IBM support. There are a few nice features new in xC8 but unless you're upgrading for a specific reason you might be better off staying on 11.70.FC7W3 and look at 12.10 instead. I think the message from IBM is clear: upgrade to version 12 where you will be better supported and where bugs are actively being fixed. On the 11.70 side you can keep asking for special builds to target specific issues but frustratingly there has not been and almost certainly never will be a 11.70.FC8W2 or FC9 release which would fix some of the issues in 11.70.FC8W1 in a generally available release. Ben.

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SMITH JOHN — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:41:02 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi Benjamin i've contacted ibm to know which version is the last for 11.70 and it was fc8w1. i've also tested ontape and onbar with this version and i had no pb i keep in mind the x2 patch if there will be a pb . thanks a lot