11.3 -->11.7; is D&L required?

JRVAIT

New Member
Finally upgrading from 11.3 to 11.7. Is a D&L absolutely required since I'm not doing a major version upgrade (like v12)?

thanks
 

Rob Fitzpatrick

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Finally upgrading from 11.3 to 11.7. Is a D&L absolutely required since I'm not doing a major version upgrade (like v12)?

thanks
No. A major version change doesn't require a D&L either, just a backup and proutil dbname -C conv1112.

D&L is only required for database platform migration or for various restructuring tasks, e.g. implementing Type II areas.
 

Cringer

ProgressTalk.com Moderator
Staff member
I would suggest a BI truncate before backup and conv1112. But that's probably me just being extra cautious.
 

JRVAIT

New Member
Thanks for the info.

Would moving from a Win2008r2 server to a new Win2016 server count as a platform migration? Sure, moving from Win to Linux would but what about Win to Win?
 
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