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  • Richard
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    DB2 Client Upgrade Questions ....

    How do I determine the current runtime client version on an AIX box?

    What are the steps for upgrading a DB2 Client on an AIX box from 7 to
    8 (or 9)?

    - do I need to uninstall 7 or just install 8 overtop of 7?
    - do I install the latest 8.x runtime client fixpack or do I make
    sure the fixpack level
    matches my server fixpack level? If the client talks to multiple
    servers at different fixpacks,
    do I choose the level of the latest server?
    - would it be wise to install 9.x runtime client to talk to 7 and 8
    servers. We'll be migrating
    our servers to 9.x within the next 12 months.

    Thanks.
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    • Darin McBride
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      Re: DB2 Client Upgrade Questions ....

      Richard wrote:
      How do I determine the current runtime client version on an AIX box?
      Run 'db2level' from within the client instance environment.
      What are the steps for upgrading a DB2 Client on an AIX box from 7 to
      8 (or 9)?
      See the version 8 (or 9) documentation.
      - do I need to uninstall 7 or just install 8 overtop of 7?
      See the version 8 (or 9) documentation. (You can't do that. The docs go
      into much more detail about how to migrate.)
      - do I install the latest 8.x runtime client fixpack or do I make
      sure the fixpack level
      matches my server fixpack level? If the client talks to multiple
      servers at different fixpacks,
      See the version 8 (or 9) documentation. (Client / server fix levels don't
      need to match.)
      do I choose the level of the latest server?
      Choose the latest level possible that still talks to all your servers. To
      find that out, see the version 8 (or 9) documentation. (Version 9 clients
      won't talk to version 7 servers.)
      - would it be wise to install 9.x runtime client to talk to 7 and 8
      servers. We'll be migrating
      our servers to 9.x within the next 12 months.
      See the version 8 (or 9) documentation. (No, not wise at all, as you won't
      be able to talk to the version 7 server(s). Mind you, having version 7 at
      this point where version 8 is about to go out of service seems unwise as
      well. And you can't migrate straight from version 7 to version 9 - you have
      to go through version 8.)

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