We upgraded from 3.7.3.6 to 4.2.1.7 on AIX last week. For the most part, the process was pretty straightforward. Back up the devconfig info, back up the volhist info, back up the dsmserv.opt file, and back up the dsmserv.dsk file. Do a full database backup, then tar up your existing TSM installation (undoing a 4.x migration involves reinstallation of the previous version and a reload of the database). Then do the install.
4.2.1.7 requires 4.2.1.0 to be in place, so be sure to download the patch that takes TSM to 4.2.1.0, as well as the 4.2.1.7 patch. The AIX migration procedure didn't copy in the tivoli.tsm.client.cert package (contains the TSM license files), so we had to install that just before we started relicensing TSM. Our only real problem was losing control of the tape drives afterwards. We have a MagStar library with 6 of 16 3590E drives allocated to Unix use, and it was, for lack of better way to phrase it, operating in a different reality. We eventually got past that problem by installing the most current drivers for the tape drives and the tape library, even though the drivers we had in there already surpassed the minimum version levels TSM called for. Apparently upgrading the drivers is strongly recommended when leapfrogging over as many versions as we did. Good luck. Kason Leung Systems Programmer II University of California Office of the President [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 12:47 PM 12/3/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Looking for anyone who has upgradeed to 4.2.1.X or greater. > >We are upgrading this weekend and we would like any information that might >make the process go smooth > >Thanks > >Dan Lee >Associate Systems Programmer >Mutual of Omaha >I/S Midrange Services >402-351-8377
