Use the following table to determine whether you need to restart database services after a database agent installation, upgrade, or service pack installation on Windows clients:
Database |
Agent Installation |
Upgrade |
Service Pack Installation |
---|---|---|---|
DB2 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Documentum |
Yes |
No |
No |
Exchange Database |
No |
No |
No |
IBM Notes Database |
No |
No |
No |
Informix |
No |
No |
No |
Microsoft SQL Server |
No |
No |
No |
MySQL |
No |
No |
No |
Oracle |
Yes1 |
Yes, only if there was a backup running during upgrade. |
No |
Oracle RAC |
Yes |
No |
No |
PostgreSQL |
No |
No |
No |
SAP HANA |
No |
No |
No |
SAP Oracle |
Yes1 |
No |
No |
SharePoint Server |
No |
No |
No |
Sybase |
Yes1 |
No |
No |
Footnotes:
- A restart of Windows is required if the services are running as local system.