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What are advantages / issues migrating from 8.1 to 8.5?
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:57 pm
by madhusds
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?
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:57 pm
by asorrell
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
Re: What are advantages / issues migrating from 8.1 to 8.5?
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:26 pm
by madhusds
Do any one faced any issues while migrating from 8.1 to 8.5?
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:14 pm
by ray.wurlod
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.
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:54 pm
by madhusds
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:22 pm
by dougcl
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
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:59 pm
by asorrell
Was your old installation NLS enabled? If they installed NLS on 8.5 that would cause the Unicode issue.
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:34 pm
by dougcl
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
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:42 pm
by madhusds
Andy,
Could you please explain me the NLS issue? I am not aware of it.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:28 am
by Sreenivasulu
NLS - National language Support . Character set support for all languages other than english
Regards
Sreeni
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:25 am
by madhusds
Sreeni,
Thanks, i know abbreviation of NLS but i don't know the unicode issue as Andy mentioned.