1.4.1 Updating HiRDB

There are the two ways to update HiRDB:

The two methods are explained below.

Organization of this subsection
(1) Using the installer to update HiRDB
(2) Using the update patch to update HiRDB

(1) Using the installer to update HiRDB

You can use the installer to update HiRDB. There are two ways to use the installer to update HiRDB.

(a) Updating after terminating HiRDB

The procedure for updating after terminating HiRDB is the same as for performing a version upgrade; for details, see 1.3 Upgrading HiRDB. In this case, the differences in updating to the HiRDB update version are as follows:

(b) Updating with HiRDB operating

See 1.4.2 and following sections.

(2) Using the update patch to update HiRDB

When the version and revision numbers are the same as the active HiRDB, you can use the update patch to update HiRDB. The patch is available from the Web. There are two ways to use the patch to update HiRDB:

(a) Quit HiRDB and update

For details of how to use this method, read RELEASE.TXT or RELEASE.EUC, which is included with the update patch.

(b) Update while running HiRDB

See 1.4.2 and following sections.