Hi, You dont have to use 5.1.0.0. Instead, use 5.1.5.0 since it is a base level. And then upgrade to 5.1.6.x or 5.1.7.x.
//Henrik Remco Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] nl> cc: (bcc: Henrik Wahlstedt) Sent by: Subject: Re: TSM 4.2.2.12 to 5.1.0.0 and over "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] RIST.EDU> 2003-09-08 10:21 Please respond to r.post Farren Minns said: > Hi TSMers > > Next week I am going to upgrade our 4.2.2.12 TSM installation (running > on Solaris 2.7) to 5.1.6.2 (as I believe this is a good stable release > to go to). > > Now, I understand that I'll have to uninstall the 4.2.2.12 install > before installing 5.1.0.0. I then thought that the 5.1.6.2 patch would > just install over the top, but from looking at the readme, it seems that > I have to uninstall 5.1.0.0 first, and then install 5.1.6.2. Is this > correct? > This is only true for windows servers, I think that on solaris, just like on AIX, you can just upgrade the TSM server (pkgadd will then remove the old version of the software for you in the preinstall script, but I think it is a bit safer.) > Also, do the steps 4.2.2.12 > 5.1.0.0 > 5.1.6.2 sound correct or are > there other steps I should go to in between (or should I be aiming > higher than 5.1.6.2)? I know that 5.2 is out of the question until I > upgrade the server from Solaris 2.7 to 2.8, so that's a no no for now. > from 4.2.2.12 you go to 5.1.0.0, then 5.1.5.0 and then directly on to 5.1.6.2 > I am also wondering if there are any people out there who know of any > specific patches that will be required to run 5.1 on Solaris 2.7. If so, > then I'd be very happy to know before doing the upgrade as sadly I don't > have another machine to test it on. > > Anyway, any help very much appreciated. > > Cheers > > Farren Minns - John Wiley & Sons Ltd > -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Remco Post SARA - Reken- en Netwerkdiensten http://www.sara.nl High Performance Computing Tel. +31 20 592 8008 Fax. +31 20 668 3167 PGP keys at http://home.sara.nl/~remco/keys.asc "I really didn't foresee the Internet. But then, neither did the computer industry. Not that that tells us very much of course - the computer industry didn't even foresee that the century was going to end." -- Douglas Adams ------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is intended for the addressee only. Any unauthorised use, dissemination of the information or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the addressee, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete this message. Thank you.