SQL/MP to SQL/MX Database and Application Migration Guide

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HP NonStop SQL/MP to
NonStop SQL/MX Database and
Application Migration Guide
Glossary Index Examples Figures Tables
Legal Notices 1
What’s New in This Manual vii
Manual Information
vii
New and Changed Information
vii
About This Manual ix
Audience ix
What This Manual Does Not Cover ix
Organization x
Related Documentation x
Notation Conventions xiv
1. Overview
Migration Terminology 1-1
Migrating from NonStop SQL/MP to NonStop SQL/MX 1-2
Planning for Migration 1-4
Determining Your Business Objectives 1-4
Assessing Your Current Application and Database Environment 1-6
Choosing Which Database Applications and Database Objects to Migrate
1-10
Planning the New Application and Database Environment 1-12
Guidelines for Conducting the Migration
1-14
Conduct the Initial Migration in a Test Environment
1-14
Run Baseline Tests and Gather Data at Each Migration Phase
1-14
Assess the Success of the Migration 1-14
Assistance With Migration
1-16
Global Customer Support Center
1-16
NonStop Solutions Development and Implementation 1-16
2. Version Management and Interoperability
NonStop SQL/MX Releases 2-1
SQL/MX Releases on Systems Running H-Series RVUs and J-Series RVUs
2-1
Naming Scheme for SQL/MX Releases 2-3