Database Conversion from 3.60 to 4.0SP2 SQL Server option

sudoku

Can anybody give me an estimate how much time does it take to "convert" a database from 3.60 to 4.0 SP2 using SQL Server Option.

Database consists of 50GB.
The Process is running on a 2 GB Ram machine.




Thx in advance.

kriki

That depends on a lot of factors.
-Do you need to make a backup and a restore into a new DB? This adds a lot of time.
-What kind of data do you have? If you only use G/L and no items, it will be a lot faster. If you use items but have few entries it will go faster.
-...

sudoku

thx kriki.

I guess I was not that clear in my post.

All I am doing is opening a 3.60 database (SQL option) with a 4.0SP2 client (SQL option). It asks for whether to convert the database?. I accepted the message to convert from 3.60 to 4.0SP2.

The process is still running as I have 50 GB Data .Any idea of the time estimation will be appreciated.


Thx in advance

DenSter

I hope you made a backup :shock:

This process usually takes only a few seconds.

sudoku

I am converting the database to start the upgrade process from 3.60 (SQL Server option) to 4 SP2 (SQL Server option) .
As this is the first step of the upgrade process.

what might be the problem ? Itz already been 6 hrs and itz still running?
Any suggestions?

Thx in advance

DenSter

actually the official steps are:
- create a backup in the old version
- install new version
- create new database WITH THE NEW VERSION
- restore backup into the new database

Doing it the way you describe is not the official way. Most of the time it works without a problem, but sometimes it doesn't work, for no reason that you know of.

I don't know how to fix your problem, I am sorry.

kriki

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