IBM Systems Director Upgrading IBM Systems Director Server on Windows and migrating to a Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SQL Server Express database Version 6 Release 3  IBM Systems Director Upgrading IBM Systems Director Server on Windows and migrating to a Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SQL Server Express database Version 6 Release 3  Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page 49. © Copyright IBM Corporation 1999, 2012. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents About this publication v Conventions and terminology v Publications and related information v Web resources vii How to send your comments ix Upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director Server 1 Acquiring IBM Systems Director Server 1 Acquiring an installation image or DVD 1 Downloading the installation package 2 Preparing to upgrade and migrate the management server to IBM Systems Director 6.3.2 2 Determining your upgrade path to IBM Systems Director 6.3.2 3 Determining your database migration path for IBM Systems Director 6.3.2 5 Preparing the Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SQL Server Express database for upgrading and migrating to IBM Systems Director 6.3.x 8 Estimating free storage space required for the Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft SQL Server Express databases 9 Determining your upgrade and migration path for IBM Systems Director plug-ins 10 Running the Pre-Installation Utility (PIU) 11 Running the IBM Systems Director Pre-Installation Utility on the management server (Windows) 12 Windows pre-installation checks 14 Port availability 14 Promotion check 15 Migration checks 15 RSA check 16 Host name check 16 Upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director Server on Windows 16 Upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director Server on Windows using the installation wizard . 16 Performing an unattended or silent upgrade and migration of IBM Systems Director Server on Windows 18 Tips for user authorities and passwords for Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft SQL Server Express 21 Database configuration attributes for Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft SQL Server Express. . 23 Tips for creating the server response file for IBM Systems Director Server 26 Starting the installation wizard for IBM Systems Director Server on Windows by using the keyboard 27 Verifying the successful upgrade of IBM Systems Director on the management server 27 Activating or upgrading the advanced plug-ins of IBM Systems Director 28 Switching the database that IBM Systems Director uses 29 Switching the database to a non-default database 30 Verifying a successful database connection . . 32 Switching the database to the managed IBM DB2 database 33 Database configuration attributes 36 Database configuration attributes for the managed IBM DB2 database 36 Database configuration attributes for IBM DB2 37 Database configuration attributes for Oracle Database 40 Tips for database user authorities and passwords 42 Tips for user authorities and passwords for the managed IBM DB2 database 42 Tips for user authorities and passwords for IBMDB2 43 Tips for user authorities and passwords for Oracle Database 44 Recovering from a failed upgrade and migration of IBM Systems Director Server 46 Notices 49 Trademarks 51 © Copyright IBM Corp. 1999, 2012 iii iv Upgrading IBM Systems Director Server on Windows and migrating to a Microsoft SQL Server database About this publication This publication provides information about upgrading IBM ® Systems Director Server to 6.3.x and migrating the database. It also covers the following topics: v Preparing the environment for upgrade and migration v Switching the database that IBM Systems Director uses v Activating or upgrading the advanced plug-ins of IBM Systems Director Conventions and terminology These notices are designed to highlight key information: Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient or difficult situations. Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention notice appears before the instruction or situation in which damage can occur. Publications and related information You can view the same content in the IBM Systems Director Information Center as PDF documents. To view a PDF file, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe Web site at http://get.adobe.com/reader/. Information centers and topic collections v IBM Systems http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/eserver/ View the IBM Systems information center landing page, which provides integrated information for multiple IBM Systems products. v IBM Systems Director publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/index.jsp Updated periodically, the IBM Systems Director topic collection contains the most up-to-date documentation available for IBM Systems Director. v IBM Systems Director plug-ins http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/topic/extensions/ extensionparent.html View the IBM Systems information center for information about how to install and use plug-ins that extend the functionality of IBM Systems Director. v IBM Systems Director Upward Integration Modules (UIMs) publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/topic/uims/fqs0_main.html Read the IBM Systems Director Upward Integration Modules (UIM) topic collection to learn about how to install and use upward integration modules and management packs that enable non-IBM workgroup and enterprise-management products to interpret and display data that is provided by Common Agent and Platform Agent. © Copyright IBM Corp. 1999, 2012 v v IBM Systems Director API Licensing http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/devsdk/index.jsp View the license information regarding use of IBM Systems Director APIs and their associated documentation. Fill out the form to request API access. After your information is reviewed, you will be contacted with additional information regarding access to and use of the APIs. Publications Release Notes 6.3.2 Provides an easy reference to planning, install and troubleshooting information for IBM Systems Director IBM Systems Director Planning Guide Provides planning information, including hardware requirements for running IBM Systems Director components, supported IBM Systems Director hardware, operating systems, databases, and workgroup and enterprise systems-management software. PDF files for installing IBM Systems Director Server Provides detailed instructions to prepare for, install, and configure the IBM Systems Director Server. PDF files for installing IBM Systems Director agents Provides detailed instructions to prepare for and install IBM Systems Director agents on your managed systems, as well as, prepare for agentless managed systems. PDF files for upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director Server Provides detailed instructions to upgrade and migrate the IBM Systems Director Server. PDF files for upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director agents Provides detailed instructions to upgrade and migrate IBM Systems Director agents. IBM Systems Director Systems Management Guide Provides detailed instructions for using the Web interface and managing systems and resources in your environment. IBM Systems Director Troubleshooting Guide Provides information about problems and how to solve them, and strategies for troubleshooting common problems. IBM Systems Director Events Reference Provides information about IBM Systems Director events, including the event type, description, severity, and extended details. IBM Systems Director Commands Reference Provides detailed information about the systems management command-line interface (smcli) commands, and other commands that can be run directly from the command line, including configuring the database, and starting and stopping IBM Systems Director. IBM Systems Director Hardware Command Line User's Guide Provides information about installing and using the Hardware Command Line (formerly known as the IBM Management Processor Command-Line Interface). Command output in this release might vary from command output in previous releases. vi Upgrading IBM Systems Director Server on Windows and migrating to a Microsoft SQL Server database White papers and briefs v IBM Systems Director ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/xbw03006usen/ XBW03006USEN.PDF This paper provides a detailed overview of the changes in IBM Systems Director V6.1, including the new Web interface, security features, operating system agents, integrated plug-ins and additional plug-ins that can be separately installed. v Value Proposition for IBM Systems Director ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/xbw03007usen/ XBW03007USEN.PDF This paper describes the challenges of operational management for enterprise server installations and the value provided IBM Systems Director. v Performance Tuning and Scaling Guide for IBM Systems Director 6.3 Hardware requirements for running IBM Systems Director Server Provides information about how to plan, implement, configure, and use an IBM Systems Director Server to manage a large configuration with optimal performance. The Performance Tuning and Scaling Guide also contains information about the following topics: – Running IBM Systems Director plug-ins, such as IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager ® and IBM Scalable Systems Manager – Integration with Tivoli ® products – Implementing high availability IBM Redbooks ® publications www.ibm.com/redbooks/ You can also search this Web page for documents that focus on IBM Systems Director and specific IBM hardware; such documents often contain systems-management material. The following book is available for IBM Systems Director V6.1: Implementing IBM Systems Director 6.1 Tip: Be sure to note the date of publication and to determine the version of IBM Systems Director software to which the Redbooks publication refers. Further information See Searching knowledge bases for more resources for further information about IBM Systems Director. Web resources Listed here are the websites and information center topics that relate to IBM Systems Director. Websites v IBM Systems Director www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/ About this publication vii View the IBM Systems Director website on ibm.com ® which provides links to downloads and documentation for all currently supported versions of IBM Systems Director. v IBM Systems Director Downloads www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/downloads/ View the IBM Systems Director Downloads website on ibm.com which provides links to download code IBM Systems Director, IBM Systems Director plug-ins, and IBM Systems Director upward integration modules. v IBM Systems Director Documentation and Resources www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/resources/ View the IBM Systems Director Documentation and Resources website on ibm.com which provides links to product documentation, Redbooks, redpapers, white papers, and learning modules that are related to IBM Systems Director, IBM Systems Director plug-ins, and IBM Systems Director upward integration modules. v IBM Systems Director Upward Integration www.ibm.com/systems/software/director/downloads/integration.html View the IBM Systems Director Upward Integration website on ibm.com which provides more information about IBM Systems Director upward integration modules that are created by IBM and other companies. IBM Systems Director UIMs enable third-party workgroup and enterprise systems-management products to interpret and display data that is provided by IBM Systems Director Platform Agent managed system. v IBM Systems Director Best Practices Wiki https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/ home?lang=en#/wiki/W3e8d1c956c32_416f_a604_4633cd375569/page/Best %20Practices View updated documentation and best practices for IBM Systems Director on various systems. v IBM Servers www.ibm.com/servers/ View the IBM Servers website to learn about IBM Systems server and storage products. v IBM ServerProven ® www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ View the IBM ServerProven website to learn about hardware compatibility of IBM System x ® and BladeCenter ® systems with IBM applications and middleware, including IBM Systems Director. Forums v IBM Systems Director Forum (System x, System z ® , Power Systems ™ ) www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=759 View the IBM Systems Director Forum website on ibm.com to discuss product-related issues that pertain to IBM Systems Director, IBM Systems Director UIMs, and IBM Systems Director extensions. This website includes a link for obtaining the forum by using a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed. v IBM Systems Director 6.x SDK Forum www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=1852&start=0 viii Upgrading IBM Systems Director Server on Windows and migrating to a Microsoft SQL Server database [...]... Director 6. 3. x Instead, uninstall IBM Systems Director 6. 2.x, install IBM Systems Director 6. 3. x , and configure IBM Systems Director 6. 3. x to use your desired non-default database 6 Upgrading IBM Systems Director Server on Windows and migrating to a Microsoft SQL Server database Table 2 Database migration paths for IBM Systems Director 6. 3. 2 (continued) Current database application Your goal Migration... management server to IBM Systems Director 6. 3. 2” on page 2 Upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director Server 7 Related concepts: Database application Related tasks: Choosing the database application Configuring the database Switching the database Preparing the Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SQL Server Express database for upgrading and migrating to IBM Systems Director 6. 3. x Before upgrading to IBM Systems. .. IBM Systems Director 6. 2.x information center Server 2 Upgrade to IBM Systems Director 6. 3 using standard installation and follow the migration path 3 Update to IBM Systems Director 6. 3. 2 using update manager 4 Upgrading IBM Systems Director Server on Windows and migrating to a Microsoft SQL Server database Table 1 IBM Systems Director 6. 3. 2 upgrade paths (continued) If your system has IBM Director. .. default Apache Derby database to the default managed IBM DB2 database and then switch your database to a non-default database The upgrade process automatically migrates your Apache Derby database to the managed IBM DB2 database However, when you switch to a non-default database, you lose your data This database is the default database of IBM Systems Director 6. 2.x v Do not upgrade and migrate to IBM Systems. .. installation package or acquire an installation DVD Then, you can use the 6. 3. 0 installation package or the 6. 3. 0 DVD to upgrade to version 6. 3. 0 and migrate the database application Upgrading to 6. 3. 0 is necessary before you can use update manager to update to the latest 6. 3. x update release Related tasks: Preparing to upgrade and migrate the management server to IBM Systems Director 6. 3. 2 Acquiring an... Migration options Any non-default database application, including: You want to continue to use your non-default database with IBM Systems Director 6. 3. x IBM Systems Director 6. 3. x continues to use your non-default database The upgrade process automatically migrates your data to IBM Systems Director 6. 3. x You want to use the default database with IBM Systems Director 6. 3. x, which is the managed IBM DB2 database. .. application Your goal Migration options Apache Derby You want to continue to use the default database with IBM Systems Director 6. 3. x The upgrade process automatically migrates your Apache Derby database to the managed IBM DB2® database The managed IBM DB2 database is the default database of IBM Systems Director 6. 3. x You want to use a non-default database instead of the default database v Migrate your... Server Express database Database configuration attributes The following table lists the database configuration attributes for Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft SQL Server Express, a description of each attribute, and an example of each attribute Table 6 Database configuration information and values Description Selected database application Notes: Database configuration attribute Value DbmsApplication SQLServer... steps work only if IBM Systems Director Server is at a version earlier than 6. 3. 0 If IBM Systems Director Server is at version 6. 3. 0 or later, you must instead use update manager to update IBM Systems Director Server to the latest version See “Updating systems for more information 18 Upgrading IBM Systems Director Server on Windows and migrating to a Microsoft SQL Server database Before you start, ensure... installation wizard You can use the IBM Systems Director Server installation wizard on a system that is running Windows to upgrade IBM Systems Director Server and migrate database data Note: These steps work only if IBM Systems Director Server is at a version earlier than 6. 3. 0 If IBM Systems Director Server is at version 6. 3. 0 or later, you must instead use update manager to update IBM Systems Director . connection . . 32 Switching the database to the managed IBM DB2 database 33 Database configuration attributes 36 Database configuration attributes for the managed IBM DB2 database 36 Database configuration. server to IBM Systems Director 6. 3. 2.” Preparing to upgrade and migrate the management server to IBM Systems Director 6. 3. 2 Before upgrading IBM Systems Director Server and migrating database data,. a post-installation configuration on IBM Systems Director Server 6. 3. 2 to switch your non-default database to the managed IBM DB2 database. v Migrate your database to IBM Systems Director 6. 3. x