Re: Upgrading on Solaris

Reposting article removed by rogue canceller. In article <324003F9.491@csc.com>, "Chao Y. Din" <cdin@csc.com> writes >Don Turrentine wrote: >> >> The system is running Solaris 2.3 and needs to go to 2.51. On the Informix >> side it is running SQL v4.11 adn SE v5.01. We do have a maintenance >> contract with Informix and tech support suggested that I go to SQL v4.16 UC1 >> and SE v5.07 UC1. I am assuming this is an easier upgrade path for Informix >> since there are definetely later versions out there that run under Sol 2.5. > >I did many upgrades on Solaris and Informix OnLine but not SE. But your >informix upgrade stays in 5.X. Hence, I believe you are right: it is an >easy upgrade. Otherwise, you have to check out the Migration Guide. > >> Question is what is the proper path? - Do I upgrade Informix and then >> do Solaris? I would expect this to be the case since the current version >> of Informix we are using will not run under 2.51. - Or do I dump the tables >> (somehow!) and import them back in after installing Solaris 2.51 and the >> new Informix? Any help appreciated. > >If I were you, I would wait until SE v5.07.UC1 is on your hand and read >the release note. It happend to me several times that the release note >addressed particular patches that tech support did not mention (or >know). > >If I were you, I would back up OS (i.e., tar) and database before doing >anything. I don't know the exact command for you to do backup, but I >believe it is not necessary to dump tables through dbexport. > >Normally, I upgrade OS and then Informix. In this case, I believe you >are right: Informix and then OS. If the informix upgrade succeeds, my >guess is the OS upgrade will not cause MAJOR problem. But are you aware >that there are things you need to do before upgrading 2.3 and 2.4 to >2.5? If you call Sun, they can fax the upgrade procedure to you (if it >is applicable to your environment). > >Chao Solaris 2.3,2.4 and 2.5 are treated as different porting platforms by Informix. You will need to upgrade both at the same time. I have a client running Online 5.07.UC1 on Solaris 2.5 and this was one of the things we checked when ordering Informix. -- David Williams