MX 3.0 Database and Application Migration Guide (H06.22+, J06.11+)

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HP NonStop SQL/MX 2.3.x to

SQL/MX 3.0 Database and

Application Migration Guide

Index Examples Figures Tables

Legal Notices 1

What’s New in This Manual v

Manual Information v

New and Changed Information v

About This Manual vii

Audience vii

What This Manual Does Not Cover vii

Organization viii

Related Documentation viii

Notation Conventions x

1. Overview of SQL/MX Migration

Migration Terminology 1-1

Upgrading to SQL/MX Release 3.0 1-1

Planning for Migration 1-2

Guidelines for Conducting the Migration 1-2

Conduct the Initial Migration in a Test Environment 1-3

Run Baseline Tests and Gather Data at Each Migration Phase

1-3

Assess the Success of the Migration

1-3

Assistance With Migration

1-4

Global Customer Support Center 1-4

NonStop Solutions Development and Implementation 1-4

Application Migration

1-4

2. Considerations for upgrading to SQL/MX Release 3.0

Migration and fallback paths 2-1

Compatibility of SQL/MX 3.0 systems

2-2

Migrating applications

2-4

Migrating databases

2-4

Upgrading sequence

2-4

2-7