NonStop SQL/MX Release 3.5 Installation and Upgrade Guide
Preparing to install SQL/MX
Hardware requirements
Software requirements
Starting TMF
Installing SQL/MX
Summary of installation tasks
Pre-installation tasks
InstallSqlmx syntax
InstallSqlmx command options
The InstallSqlmx script
The InstallDBS script
Installing SQL/MX
Verifying the SQL/MX installation
Automatic file installations
Verifying the files licenses
Starting MXCI
Summary of installed SQL/MX files
Verifying executable file versions
Post-Installation tasks
Reviewing and setting system defaults
Installing Visual Query Planner
Installing the SQL/MX MXCI online help
Installing the Windows-hosted SQL/MX C and C++ preprocessor
Installing the Windows-hosted SQL/MX COBOL preprocessor
Installing the sample database
Overview of SQL/MX system upgrade
Terminology
Guidelines for conducting the system upgrade
Conducting the initial upgrade in a test environment
Running baseline tests and gathering data at each upgrade phase
Running the SQL/MX Health Check tool
Assessing the success of the upgrade
Assistance with upgrade
Product support for NonStop servers
NonStop solutions development and implementation
Considerations for upgrading the system
New features in SQL/MX Release 3.5
Considerations for mixed-node network
Working with v3500, v3400, v3200, v3100, and v3000 objects
Upgrading the system
Summary of the system upgrade
System upgrade sequence
Prerequisite
Installing release 3.5
Upgrading the metadata after system upgrade
Migrating applications after system upgrade
Upgrading the metadata to use new features
Falling back from SQL/MX Release 3.5
Summary of release fallback
Fallback sequence
Fallback considerations
Prerequisite
Downgrading the metadata for a system fallback
Stopping TMF
Installing an earlier SQL/MX Release
Accessing the database
Migrating applications after system fallback
Changes required after falling back
Websites (NonStop)
Support and other resources
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support
Accessing updates
Customer self repair
Remote support
Warranty and regulatory information
Regulatory information
Documentation feedback
Version management and interoperability
SQL/MX releases
SQL/MX releases on systems running L-Series RVUs
Naming scheme for SQL/MX releases
Product version and SPR identifiers
Availability of SQL/MX releases
Delivery of SQL/MX releases
RVUs and supported SQL/MX releases
Interoperability of SQL/MX releases
Versions of SQL/MX software components
Version identification of SQL/MX software components
SQL/MX system software version (MXV)
SQL/MX database object versions
SQL/MX query plan and module versions
Interoperability across schema versions
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Upgrading the system
Summary of the system upgrade
Prerequisite
Prerequisite
Stop all applications that access the database.
Stop TMF.