# How to avoid 'Aotorestart pending' while using ADACVT

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**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-Basics-on-Linux-Unix-Windows, Adabas-on-Windows-UNIX, Adabas-on-Linux\
**Created:** [February 4, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-avoid-aotorestart-pending-while-using-adacvt/202692 "2019-02-04T21:34:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ivan\_Jensen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/53a042/32.png) [@Ivan\_Jensen](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ivan_Jensen)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-avoid-aotorestart-pending-while-using-adacvt/202692/1 "2019-02-04T21:34:50Z")

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I have installed Adabas CE v. 6.6 on Windows 10  
My 3 existing databases is version 6.4. One of them I succeeded convert into 6.6 by using ADACVT.  
But while converting the others I get the message ‘pending autorestart’.  
And I cannot start the old databases due to a mismatch in the versions.

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**Author:** ![Ralph\_Zbrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/ralph_zbrog/32/78_2.png) [@Ralph\_Zbrog](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ralph_Zbrog)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-avoid-aotorestart-pending-while-using-adacvt/202692/2 "2019-02-05T00:02:25Z")

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This might work.

I believe Adabas CE installs Adabas Manager. Select a “bad” database from the list. Select Parameters → Options → AR\_CONFLICT. Change the static value to Continue. Then try ADACVT again.

ADACVT might be smart enough to see the AR\_CONFLICT setting. If not, you probably will need to start them with the older Adabas version to clear the autorestart.

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**Author:** ![Ivan\_Jensen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/53a042/32.png) [@Ivan\_Jensen](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ivan_Jensen)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-avoid-aotorestart-pending-while-using-adacvt/202692/3 "2019-02-05T00:10:32Z")

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But the ‘bad’ database do not show up in the list in Adabas Manager. The one that is converted OK show up.  
And I am not able to have 2 Adabas versions on the same machine, right? Then I have to start all over. Uninstalling version 6.6 and reinstall v. 6.4?

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**Author:** ![Ivan\_Jensen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/53a042/32.png) [@Ivan\_Jensen](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ivan_Jensen)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 6:47am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-avoid-aotorestart-pending-while-using-adacvt/202692/4 "2019-02-05T06:47:00Z")

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I found out how to have the 2 Adabas versions on my PC at the same time.  
Then I started the databases in v. 6.4, the autorestart was cleared and finally I converted the databases to 6.6  
Now all databases are up and running.  
Thanks for your help, Ralph

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-avoid-aotorestart-pending-while-using-adacvt/202692/5 "2021-04-02T15:42:15Z")

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