Ingres Star and Upgradedb
Upgradedb converts distributed databases. You can specify the distributed database name with or without the /star flag.
You can run upgradedb regardless of whether the Star Server is running. However, if you use upgradedb without a Star Server, all tools catalog upgrades are skipped, and you must later run upgradefe through a Star Server to upgrade the tools catalogs.
Upgradedb cannot be used on coordinator databases.
Upgradedb Command--Update a Distributed Database
The upgradedb command for distributed databases has the following format:
upgradedb distdbname [/star] | -all [-f product {product}]
distdbname
Specifies the name of the distributed database to be converted.
/star
(Optional) Designates the database as distributed. This parameter cannot be used if -all is used instead of a distdbname.
-all
Specifies that all databases that have not been converted to the current release are to be upgraded.
-f
(Optional) Indicates that one or more Ingres tools catalog product names are specified. A product name must be specified after -f.
Default: No -f flag, which means that all authorized Ingres tools catalogs that are legal for this installation are upgraded (if they exist) or created (if they do not exist). These are the products that the authorization string indicates the installation supports.
The -f flag options are as follows:
-f flag with products
Specifies to upgrade (if they exist) or create (if they do not exist) the specified product tools catalogs. Product names are identical to those used with the createdb command.
-f nofeclients
Bypasses upgradefe processing (that is, no tools catalogs are upgraded). This special name cannot be used with any other product name.
product
Specifies one or more product names. Names can include:
• Ingres
• Ingres/dbd
• vision
• windows_4gl
• The special name nofeclients
Examples: Upgradedb
This command upgrades distributed database mystardb and assures that all legal tools catalogs are upgraded (or created if they do not already exist). This is the most common use of upgradedb.
upgradedb mystardb
or
upgradedb mystardb/star
This command upgrades distributed database mystardb and bypasses upgrade operations on any tools catalogs that may exist in the database:
upgradedb mystardb -f nofeclients
or
upgradedb mystardb/star -f nofeclients
This command upgrades all databases in the installation, including any distributed databases that may reside in the installation. It upgrades only the core product tools catalogs (or creates them if they do not exist):
upgradedb -all -f Ingres
This command upgrades all databases in the installation, including any distributed databases that may reside in the installation. It upgrades or creates the tools catalogs for all products that this installation is authorized to use:
upgradedb -all
Last modified date: 08/28/2024