ASA Database Administration Guide
Database Administration Utilities
While you can run a database created with an older version of Adaptive Server Anywhere on a newer release of Adaptive Server Anywhere, the new features are only available if the database is upgraded.
The Upgrade utility upgrades a database from an older version of Adaptive Server Anywhere to a newer version of Adaptive Server Anywhere, and allows you to take advantage of the newer release's full list of features.
Upgrading a database does not require you to unload and reload your database.
If you wish to use replication on an upgraded database, you must also archive your transaction log and start a new one on the upgraded database.
You can access the Upgrade utility in the following ways:
From Sybase Central, using the Upgrade Database wizard.
At the command prompt, using the dbupgrad command.
Back up before upgradingAs with any software, it is recommended that you make a backup of your database before upgrading. |
Upgrading a database using the Upgrade Database wizard
Upgrading databases that are too old for the Upgrade utility
Upgrading a database using the dbupgrad command-line utility