About this task
Two upgrade procedures are presented in this section.
You can have more than one installation, with the same or different versions, of Rational Synergy on a given machine, for client and engine software. Your existing Synergy databases reside on one or more servers.
Informix users can create one or more Informix database servers for each installation.
As a result, there are two ways to upgrade your databases from earlier releases.
Perform one of the following steps:
- Create a 7.1 server on the same or a different machine,. Then, copy your databases to this new server, and upgrade them. Databases can be copied to the new server using ccmdb backup or ccmdb pack. Then, use the ccmdb unpack, or ccmdb dump and ccmdb load, in combination with a copy of the file system portion of the database. Perform this procedure when you test Rational Synergy 7.1. After you have completed testing, use it again when you upgrade production databases for live use.
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- Upgrade an existing 6.4, 6.5, or 7.0 server to 7.1, and upgrade all the databases in that server. Installing 7.1 using this procedure immediately performs the server upgrade, and renders the databases unusable under previous releases. Each database on the server must be upgraded to 7.1 before it can be used. The databases do not need to be moved or copied because they are already in an upgraded server. Do not use this procedure while testing Rational Synergy 7.1. However, you can use it after you have completed testing on a separate server.
For each server, upgrade the databases on that server using one of these two procedures. You can use different procedures for different servers.
Upgrading an Existing Server" and "Upgrade to a New Server" are outlined in two different checklists in this section. The following paragraphs explain which checklist you need to follow.
Existing server upgrade
Use the procedures in Overview if:
Note: You receive some performance benefits if you choose to create an Informix database server. Your databases are unpacked, which causes the database indexes to be rebuilt and the data to be defragmented, This process improves performance.
New server upgrade
Use the procedures in Overview if: