| Subject | Questions about an upgrade to FB 2.5 and different ODS |
|---|---|
| Author | patrick_marten |
| Post date | 2012-11-01T13:45:44Z |
Hello,
our server here has Firebird 2.5.0.26074 64bit installed. It manages the access to several databases, which have different ODS (11.1, 11.2) as they were created with different FB versions.
I have two questions here:
1. Everything works fine so far, but I'm wondering if I should / or even have to "upgrade" those databases to ODS 11.2 by doing a backup and restore?
2. I've noticed the different ODS versions because I'm thinking about a change to FB 2.5.1, if all the issues I've discovered so far can be solved / avoided.
In case of a change or in case the ODS change (see #1) should be done:
- what exactly do I have to do? I've read some notes about additional steps required for metadata upgrade of blobs or somethng like that, but didn't really know what to do, when I took a look into the mentioned upgrade directory...
- can I just install FB 2.5.1 over the existing installation of FB 2.5.0 or should I note the changes made in firebird.conf etc., uninstall 2.5.0 and then install 2.5.1?
Kind regards,
Patrick
our server here has Firebird 2.5.0.26074 64bit installed. It manages the access to several databases, which have different ODS (11.1, 11.2) as they were created with different FB versions.
I have two questions here:
1. Everything works fine so far, but I'm wondering if I should / or even have to "upgrade" those databases to ODS 11.2 by doing a backup and restore?
2. I've noticed the different ODS versions because I'm thinking about a change to FB 2.5.1, if all the issues I've discovered so far can be solved / avoided.
In case of a change or in case the ODS change (see #1) should be done:
- what exactly do I have to do? I've read some notes about additional steps required for metadata upgrade of blobs or somethng like that, but didn't really know what to do, when I took a look into the mentioned upgrade directory...
- can I just install FB 2.5.1 over the existing installation of FB 2.5.0 or should I note the changes made in firebird.conf etc., uninstall 2.5.0 and then install 2.5.1?
Kind regards,
Patrick