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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
Preparing for migration to Version 14.10Before you install the new version of Informix®, you must prepare the database server environment for migration by performing specified pre-migration tasks. If you are also migrating from 32-bit to 64-Bit database servers, you must perform additional tasks.
Preparing for migrationPreparing for migration includes gathering information about and backing up your data, so that you can reinstall the previous version of the server and restore your data if you have a migration problem. Preparing for migration is crucial for successful migration.
Reviewing changes in Informix® product functionalityChanges to Informix® product functionality might affect your plans for migrating to the latest version of the product.

Reviewing changes in Informix product functionality

Changes to Informix® product functionality might affect your plans for migrating to the latest version of the product.

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Changes in functionality in Informix 14.10 can potentially impact your applications, scripts, maintenance processes, and other aspects that are related to your database server environment.

Changes to functionality that was introduced before Informix 14.10 can also affect your plans.

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