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Upgrading Informix (in-place migration)

In-place migration upgrades Informix® directly to the current version by installing the
product in a new directory on the same computer, copying a few configuration files,
and starting the new server to automatically convert your database data.
In-place migration uses your existing test and production hardware. The operating
system on those computers must be supported by the new version of the server.
Also, you must have enough space for the system database data conversion.
Upgrading consists of these steps:
1. Prepare your system. That includes closing all transactions, verifying the integrity
of the data with the oncheck utility, and performing a level-0 backup. (If you are
using Enterprise Replication or high-availability clusters, you must stop replication
and perform required extra tasks.)If you remove in-place alter operations before
you upgrade, you might speed up the upgrade process. Use a process similar to
removing in-place alter operations during reversion.
2. UNIX: Log in to the database server as the root user or, for a non-root
installation, log in as the user who owns the database server.
3. Windows: Log in to the database server as a member of the Administrator's
group or, for a non-root installation, log in as the user who owns the database
server.
4. Install the new product on the computer. Important: The safest way to upgrade
to a new version is to install the new version in another directory. To save space,
you can select the product components that you want to install. After you test the
database server instance with the similar configuration settings and the client
connection information that you use for your current database server, you can
remove the old version.
If you do not have space on your computer for two versions, install the new
version over the existing version. In this case, you cannot selectively install
components; you must install the whole product to block objects from the previous
version. Before you choose this approach, make sure that you have the original
installation media for the old version because you cannot automatically revert to
it.
5. Copy the appropriate configuration files, such as the onconfig file and the sqlhosts
file, to the new INFORMIXDIR/etc directory. Set parameters that are new for the
current release.
6. Set the INFORMIXDIR environment variable to the directory of the new
installation.
7. Start an instance of the new version of Informix. The database data is
automatically converted.
8. If you notice performance problems, run UPDATE STATISTICS and UPDATE
STATISTICS FOR PROCEDURE operations.
This type of migration minimizes the risk of introducing errors. You can always revert
from the new server to the old one. If you have a problem during reversion, you can
restore the level-0 backup.

Parent topic:Overview of Informix migration

Related concepts:
Migrating Informix (non-in-place migration)
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Hardware and operating system requirements
Preparing for migration to Version 12.10
Enterprise Replication and migration
High-availability cluster migration
Resolve outstanding in-place alter operations
Installing the new version of Informix

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