Migrating to Firebird 3.0

This topic covers how to migrate to Firebird 3.0.

Upgrading Firebird 2.5 to Firebird 3.0.

This is a very easy process as you simply need to backup the database using FB 2.5 and restore it using FB 3.0. See steps below:

1. Backup FB 2.5 database

2. Restore the Database in FB 2.5 to make sure it can restore without errors - ie. it is not corrupt.

3. Uninstall FB 2.5

4. Download and Install FB 3.0 (The download links have been added to Tools on the Other tab.) The only setting that needs to be changed is the following: (It needs to be checked)

5. Restore the FB2.5 backup

Upgrading Firebird 2.1 to Firebird 3.0.

This is also a very straightforward process which is similar to upgrading from FB2.1 to FB2.5. See steps below:

1. Backup FB 2.1 database

2. Restore the Database in FB 2.1 to make sure it can restore without errors - ie. it is not corrupt.

3. Uninstall FB 2.1

4. Download and Install FB 3.0 (The download links have been added to Tools on the Other tab.) The only setting that needs to be changed is the following: (It needs to be checked)

5. Restore the FB2.1 backup using the DB Migration functionality in Tools - see images below:

Tools Enhancements

The Function Utilities > Migrate Database from Firebird 2.1 to Firebird 2.5 has been changed to Utilities > Migrate Database from Firebird 2.1 to Firebird 3.0. (The functionality remains unchanged) See image below:

The Firebird 3.0 download paths have been added to the downloads utility - see image below: