SQL/MP Version Management Guide

Compaq NonStop™ SQL/MP Version Management Guide—429833-001

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Software Versions and Releases

The version numbers and release numbers used in the NonStopSQL/MP version-

management system belong in one of these categories:

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Each significant revision of a SQL/MP product is called a product version. Each has

a unique product version ID expressed in the form Vn, where V is a letter and n is a

two-digit or three-digit number. An example of a product version number is the

number D30.

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A software release is a collection of mutually compatible product versions of all

Compaq software products. Each software release has a unique software release ID.

The products in a software release do not necessarily have matching software

version IDs or matching release IDs.

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SQL/MP uses a unique series of release numbers that differ from the release

numbers assigned to other categories of Compaq software. Release numbers are

used primarily in marketing literature. Each release has a software release ID

enclosed in parentheses and preceded by the letter R. Examples of release numbers

are R(1) and R(2.1).

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Each release has a corresponding version ID. An example of a version ID is the

number 315. In this manual, whenever a version of SQL/MP is mentioned, the

version number being referred to is the version ID.

History of Version Numbers and Release Numbers

Figure 2-1 illustrates the relationships between product version IDs, software release

IDs, and version numbers. As the diagram shows, Version 1 was introduced as SQL

release R(1) and is associated with product version C10.

Version 2 was released with SQL release R(2) and is also associated with release update

R(2.1). Version 2 release R(2) is associated with product versions C30, (up to C30.07).

Version 2 release R(2.1) is associated with C30.08 (and newer), D10, and D20.

Versions 300 and 310 were early-adopter releases based on product versions D22 and

D24 respectively and were made available only to a few customers. Version 300 was

associated with SQL release R(2.2), whereas version 310 was not associated with a SQL

release number.

Version 315 is associated with product version D30 and with SQL/MP release R(1.0).