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Migrating and upgradingYou can upgrade to the 14.10 release of HCL Informix® or migrate from other database servers to Informix®. Upgrading is an in-place migration method that uses your existing hardware and operating system software. Some changes to the Informix® database server can affect upgrading from a previous release.
Migrating Informix® database systemsThe Informix® Migration Guide describes how to move data manually between databases, servers, and computers.
Migration to and reversion from 14.10
Migrating to Informix® 14.10When you migrate to a new version of Informix®, you must complete required migration and post-migration tasks.
Completing required post-migration tasksAfter you migrate, you must complete a series of post-migration tasks to prepare the new version of the server for use.
For ON-Bar, copy the sm_versions fileAfter migration, if you plan to use a storage manager other than the Informix® Primary Storage Manager, copy your previous sm_versions file to use with ON-Bar. Informix® Primary Storage Manager does not use the sm_versions file.

For ON-Bar, copy the sm_versions file

After migration, if you plan to use a storage manager other than the Informix® Primary Storage Manager, copy your previous sm_versions file to use with ON-Bar. Informix Primary Storage Manager does not use the sm_versions file.

If you are using other storage managers, copy your previous sm_versions file from the old $INFORMIXDIR/etc directory to the new $INFORMIXDIR/etc directory.

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