About the LightDB-A Database Release Version Number

LightDB-A Database version numbers and the way they change identify what has been modified from one LightDB-A Database release to the next.

A LightDB-A Database release version number takes the format x.y.z, where:

• x identifies the Major version number
• y identifies the Minor version number
• z identifies the Patch version number

LightDB-A Database releases that have the same Major release number are guaranteed to be backwards compatible. LightDB-A Database increments the Major release number when the catalog changes or when incompatible feature changes or new features are introduced. Previously deprecated functionality may be removed in a major release.

The Minor release number for a given Major release increments when backwards compatible new features are introduced or when a LightDB-A Database feature is deprecated. (Previously deprecated functionality will never be removed in a minor release.)

LightDB-A Database increments the Patch release number for a given Minor release for backwards-compatible bug fixes.

Parent topic: Managing a LightDB-A System