RE: Old Informix media
-----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of pan Sent: 06 December 2005 10:41 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: Old Informix media >Great info. Any significant compatibility issues between 7.22 and 31? >I'm assuming since this is a minor rev it's mostly bug fixes etc. As far as I can remember, there are differences between these versions that you should be able to see in the release notes. One thing I remember, is that the page structures changed. We did an inplace upgrade to 7.31 (overnight), but ran into index corruption at about 3:00 in the morning, and tried to revert back due to the business having to be back up in the morning - but in our version (which I cannot remember now), there was a bug in the revert option, so that we were forced to continue (we could not back out). But don't get paranoid because of this, I'm sure this wasn't the case in all the 7.31 versions. If you can, set up a small test, and test it first. Onto a new machine, it should be a lot easier. Except for this, 7.31 was a good version for us (in those days - now we have 9 & 10 which cannot be compared) Dirk > The information on this e-mail including any attachments relates to the official business of DigiCare (Pty) Ltd. The information is confidential and legally privileged and is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised and as such any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted in reliance on it is unlawful. Please notify the sender immediately if it has inadvertently reached you and do not read, disclose or use the content in any way. > No responsibility whatsoever is accepted by DigiCare (Pty) Ltd if the information is, for whatever reason, corrupted or does not reach its intended destination. The views expressed in this e-mail are the views of the individual sender and should in no way be construed as the views of DigiCare (Pty) Ltd, except where the sender has specifically stated them to be the views of DigiCare (Pty) Ltd. sending to informix-list
Understood. I guess that brings me back to my original question: If they did need to revert back to 7.22 temporarily for some reason, and given they have a valid original license for it, is there any way to find the installation media? I think that would provide some degree of comfort in attempting the upgrade. Even though, as you suggest, the likelihood they'll encounter an issue with the migration is small, it's not null. We've all been there... Paul