Server move/upgrade

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TazUk

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Hi, one of my customers is running an application built using Progress ProWin 8.3c, the server it's running on is old and needs replacing. The new server is built and I was just wondering what the best way of transferring the database across would be. The company who support the application are being less than helpful, mostly because they want to do the work themselves for a high cost. As yet we haven't located the 8.3c CD so the support company have suggested upgrading to 9.1, how straightforward is that and would that need to be done before the move to the new server?

Both servers are running Windows 2000 Server BTW.
 
Upgrading is a good idea. 9.1E the last release of version 9 -- 10.1B is current.

You'll want the DataDirect OBDC drivers.

The database will need to be converted. Shutdown, truncate the bi file, transfer the database files and use "proutil dbname -C conv89" to do a fast conversion (5 minutes or less).

This would be a good time to restructure the database -- dump the data, build a new database with appropriately configured "storage areas" and reload the database. Done right this can be very good for performance.

Then recompile the application and off you go!
 
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