Database Service Restart Requirements when Deploying Windows Agents

Use the following table to determine whether you need to restart database services after a database agent installation, upgrade, or feature release installation on Windows clients:

Database

Agent Installation

Upgrade

Feature Release Installation

Feature Release Upgrade

DB2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DB2 MultiNode

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Documentum

Yes

No

No

No

Exchange Database

No

No

No

No

IBM Notes Database

No

No

No

No

Microsoft SQL Server

No

No

No

No

Oracle

Yes*

Yes, only if there was a backup running during upgrade.

No

No

Oracle RAC

Yes

No

No

No

SAP Oracle

Yes*

No

No

No

SharePoint Server

No

No

No

No

Sybase

Yes*

No

No

No

*A restart of Windows is required if the services are running as local system. If a database agent is not listed in the table, it implies that you do not need to restart database services.

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