Hello Olaf, > Hello, > > I plan an update of firebird 2.1 cs 32 Bit with 32 Bit Server OS to > Firebird 2.5. Is there a 64 Bit OS recommend and a 64 Bit installation > of Firebird too?
From an operational POV, a main factor with moving from 32-bit to 64-bit is if you are using (third-party) UDF libraries. You need them to be compiled with a 64-bit compiler if you want to run Firebird 64-bit. Other than that, I guess it depends on your planned load, especially addressable RAM by the Firebird server process. If still intend to run with ClassicServer, then each connection spawns its own process, thus you probably won't hit the addressable RAM limit with Firebird 32-bit. That might be different with Firebird SuperClassic (32-bit), because this is a single process architecture. I connect with odbc. Known Issues while migration, > metadata etc. ? The usual path is creating a gbak-based backup with Firebird 2.1 and restore it under Firebird 2.5. The resulting ODS will be 11.2 (you can check with gstat -h afterwards). On the client side, make sure that you are using a version of the Firebird client library matching the server version. Bitness (32-bit vs. 64-bit) of the client library is driven by your application and not by the Firebird server. So, if you are application is 32-bit (Delphi 32-bit?) use a Firebird 32-bit client library and ODBC driver. Hope this helps. -- With regards, Thomas Steinmaurer http://www.upscene.com/ Professional Tools and Services for Firebird FB TraceManager, IB LogManager, Database Health Check, Tuning etc. ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit http://www.firebirdsql.org and click the Documentation item on the main (top) menu. Try FAQ and other links from the left-side menu there. Also search the knowledgebases at http://www.ibphoenix.com/resources/documents/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firebird-support/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firebird-support/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: firebird-support-dig...@yahoogroups.com firebird-support-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: firebird-support-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
