What are advantages / issues migrating from 8.1 to 8.5?

madhusds · Post by **madhusds** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:57 pm

Right now we are using V-8.1 and planing to migrate to 8.5, can any one explain the advantages of upgrading please and are there any problems with the new Version-8.5?

IBM Analytics Champion 2009 - 2020 · Post by **asorrell** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:57 pm

8.5 contains several hundred bug fixes as well as new content. To see information about 8.5 check out these links:

New Features and Changes in IIS 8.5
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.w ... wg27018354

Guide to Migrating to IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.5
and
List of Known Problems / Migration issues going to IIS 8.5
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.w ... wg27019939

My understanding is that it is one of the most stable initial releases to come out in a long time. I'll be able to answer definitively in a few weeks when I finish upgrading my current client to 8.5

madhusds · Post by **madhusds** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:26 pm

Do any one faced any issues while migrating from 8.1 to 8.5?

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:14 pm

I have just learned of one customer having QualityStage issues after a do-it-yourself upgrade, in particular with the Match Designer test utility, but this customer happily admits that the problem could be between the keyboard and the chair. Will be reviewing their system some time this month.

madhusds · Post by **madhusds** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:54 pm

Thanks a lot for response Andy and Ray. I am trying to collect all the issues related to migration as we are planing to do it in couple of weeks.

dougcl · Post by **dougcl** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:22 pm

Hi we (with an IBM consultant) have just upgraded from 8.1 to 8.5 and we have a number of issues. We are on Solaris and we are using Oracle for the repository.

So far we have the following problems:

1) Can't import table defs using Connector Import Wizard ODBC driver (Oracle). The database parameter is blank. On top of this, a fatal java error occurs if the table def already exists.
2) There is a new unicode varchar checkbox on the columns load tab on links. If you check it (the default) you will get typecast errors in your 8.1 jobs (ustring to string).
3) If you edit the SCD stage surrogate key tab, the configuration is lost and the job will fail to compile.
4) We are receiving SIGSEV aborts on certain dataset stages. Deleting and rebuilding the stages resolves the problem.
5) Import Export Manager is unable to import Cognos Packages.

Your mileage may vary.
Doug

IBM Analytics Champion 2009 - 2020 · Post by **asorrell** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:59 pm

Was your old installation NLS enabled? If they installed NLS on 8.5 that would cause the Unicode issue.

dougcl · Post by **dougcl** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:34 pm

asorrell wrote:Was your old installation NLS enabled? If they installed NLS on 8.5 that would cause the Unicode issue.

Hey, I bet that's the answer to that one. Thanks,
Doug

madhusds · Post by **madhusds** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:42 pm

Andy,
Could you please explain me the NLS issue? I am not aware of it.

Sreenivasulu · Post by **Sreenivasulu** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:28 am

NLS - National language Support . Character set support for all languages other than english

Regards
Sreeni

madhusds · Post by **madhusds** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:25 am

Sreeni,
Thanks, i know abbreviation of NLS but i don't know the unicode issue as Andy mentioned.

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What are advantages / issues migrating from 8.1 to 8.5?

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