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               WELCOME TO INTERBASE 6 Field Test
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Installation notes and issues for InterBase 6
Linux field Test

THIS FIELD TEST SOFTWARE EXPIRES ON
May 23, 2000

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PREPARING TO INSTALL

1. SAVING OLDER DATABASES InterBase 6 uses a new On-Disk
Structure (ODS), ODS 10. Databases created with interBase 5
used ODS 9. To take advantage of new Version 6 features, you
must use the existing gbak to back up any databases that you
intend to use with Version 6.

IMPORTANT Please read the Getting Started Guide before
upgrading. Chapter 1 provides detailed installation
directions. Chapter 2 discusses migration issues.

2. SAVING CUSTOMIZATION FILES
If you are planning to install the InterBase 6 software
over the InterBase 5 installed on the server machine,
and you want to preserve the customization files, copy
them to a safe place, for example:

    gbak -b /usr/interbase/isc4.gdb /tmp/isc4.gbak
    cp /usr/interbase/isc_license.dat /tmp
    cp /usr/interbase/isc_config /tmp

You can skip this step if you haven't customized these
files in a previous installation.

3. SAVING OLDER VERSIONS
If InterBase 5 is running on your server, shut it down.
To save the current version, rename the directory, for
example:

    gds_drop -a
    mv /usr/interbase /usr/interbase.save


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