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A non-ZDU hotfix upgrade simulates a cold start

  • 1.  A non-ZDU hotfix upgrade simulates a cold start

    Posted Jan 12, 2018 08:56 AM
    A user does not want a cold start to occur after a manual hotfix upgrade because it causes a negative impact on their AE system.
    Is it possible to avoid this?

    Investigation
    A review of the DB Load log shows a simulated cold start occurs prior to loading the new initial data:

    20180109/132542.237 - U00038042 Simulate Startmode=COLD
    20180109/132542.237 - U00038082 delete from MQ1CP001
    20180109/132542.240 - U00038082 delete from MQ1CP002
    20180109/132542.244 - U00038082 delete from MQ1CP003
    20180109/132542.246 - U00038082 delete from MQ1CP004
    20180109/132542.369 - U00038082 delete from MQ1CP005
    20180109/132542.373 - U00038082 delete from MQ2CP001
    20180109/132542.375 - U00038082 delete from MQ2CP002
    20180109/132542.379 - U00038082 delete from MQ2CP003
    20180109/132542.383 - U00038082 delete from MQ2CP004
    20180109/132542.385 - U00038082 delete from MQ2CP005
    20180109/132542.388 - U00038082 delete from MQ1DWP
    20180109/132542.391 - U00038082 delete from MQ1JWP
    20180109/132542.394 - U00038082 delete from MQ2DWP
    20180109/132542.396 - U00038082 delete from MQ2JWP
    20180109/132542.534 - U00038082 delete from MQLS
    20180109/132542.543 - U00038082 delete from MQMEM
    20180109/132542.547 - U00038082 delete from MQ1OWP
    20180109/132542.608 - U00038082 delete from MQ1PWP
    20180109/132542.612 - U00038082 delete from MQ1QWP
    20180109/132542.614 - U00038082 delete from MQ1RWP
    20180109/132542.618 - U00038082 delete from MQ2OWP
    20180109/132542.620 - U00038082 delete from MQ2PWP
    20180109/132542.621 - U00038082 delete from MQ2QWP
    20180109/132542.623 - U00038082 delete from MQ2RWP
    20180109/132542.627 - U00038082 delete from MQSRV
    20180109/132542.633 - U00038082 delete from MQ1WP
    20180109/132542.828 - U00038082 delete from MQ2WP
    20180109/132542.830 - U00038042 Loading Initialdata ... 

    Cause
    This behavior is by design because there are possible different message structures used in old WPs that do not match with the new WPs structure. As a result, jobs will not process.

    Solution
    Use ZeroDowntime Upgrade because it does not require a cold start.