Contents Index Upgrading Version 5 Applications The components in your system

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Understanding version 5 upgrades


A database application and DBMS consists of several components. If your organization has a large SQL Anywhere installation, you may have many client machines, possibly running several applications, connected to more than one server.

When upgrading your system, you need to decide which components to upgrade, and in which order. This chapter guides you in making those choices and carrying out the upgrade.

SQL Anywhere Version 5 
In this chapter, SQL Anywhere Version 5 refers to both versions 5.0 and 5.5 of SQL Anywhere.

In order to upgrade Version 5 applications, it is helpful to understand how connections work with later versions of the software. For information, see Connecting to a Database.


The components in your system
Major upgrading issues
When to upgrade your database
Running more than one version of the software

Contents Index Upgrading Version 5 Applications The components in your system