Special Upgrade and Downgrade Instructions

Review the additional special upgrade and downgrade instructions for Replication Server.

Replication Server Configuration Guide for UNIX contains detailed upgrade and downgrade instructions. Sybase strongly recommends that you read this information before you upgrade or downgrade Replication Server.

Warning! Before upgrading the user database to support Replication Server, upgrade Adaptive Server Enterprise to version 15.x. Otherwise, the upgrade fails.

Incompatible Function String in rs_sqlserver_function_class
When you upgrade from an earlier version of Replication Server using a customized rs_sqlserver_function_class in your connection, you may lose some customized function-string-class scope functions.
ExpressConnect for Oracle Upgrade Requirement
Replication Server 15.7.1 does not work with ECO 15.5. When upgrading to Replication Server 15.7.1, install ECO 15.7.1 or a more recent version.
ERSSD Upgrade Requirement
Embedded Replication Server System Database (ERSSD) requires Sybase SQL Anywhere, which is compatible with 64-bit versions operating system.

Parent topic: Installation and Upgrade