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.