Re: 7.3x vs 9.x

Posted in 1999

Topics: Migration, Import/Export & Data Conversion

Mark D. Stock — Mon, 12 Apr 1999 16:54:17 +0200 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Cristof Falk wrote: > > We are about to embark on upgrading from 7.3x to 9.14, on a Sequent > DYNIX/ptx box. Has anyone done this, and any thoughts or suggestions on a > seemless conversion? Thanks! -cf Seamless no. I suggest you proceed with extreme caution. That's like upgrading from 7.3 to 7.2, which is a downgrade. Might be easier to unload and start a new instance. Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Mark D. Stock - Informix SA http://www.informix.com |//////// /| |mailto:mdstock@informix.com http://www.informix.com/idn |///// / //| |http://www.iiug.org +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | Tel: +27 11 807 0313 |If it's slow, the users complain. |/// / ////| | Fax: +27 838250 2325 |If it's fast, the users keep quiet.|// / /////| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Therefore, "No news: travels fast"!|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+

↪ replying to Mark D. Stock

Cristof Falk — Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:34:55 -0700 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <7et2nb$j08$1@news.xmission.com>, mdstock@informix.com says... > Seamless no. I suggest you proceed with extreme caution. That's like > upgrading from 7.3 to 7.2, which is a downgrade. > > Might be easier to unload and start a new instance. Thanks for the advice!