IBM Spectrum Protect maintenance
updates, which are also referred to as fix packs, bring your server
up to the current maintenance level.
Before you begin
To install a fix pack or interim fix to the server, install the server at the
level on which you want to run it. You do not have to start the server installation at the base
release level. For example, if you currently have V8.1.1 installed, you can go directly to the
latest fix pack for V8.1. You do not have to start with the V8.1.0 installation if a maintenance
update is available.
You must have the IBM Spectrum Protect license package
installed. The license package is provided with the purchase of a base release. When you download a
fix pack or interim fix from Fix Central, install
the server license that is available on the Passport Advantage® website. To display messages and help in a
language other than US English, install the language package of your choice.
If you upgrade the server and then revert the server to an earlier level, you must restore the
database to a point in time before the upgrade. During the upgrade process, complete the required
steps to ensure that the database can be restored: back up the database, the volume history file,
the device configuration file, and the server options file.
If you are using the client management service, ensure that you upgrade it to the same version as
the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
Ensure that you retain the installation media from the base release of
the installed server. If you installed IBM Spectrum Protect
from a downloaded package, ensure that the downloaded files are available. If the upgrade fails, and
the server license module is uninstalled, the installation media from the server base release are
required to reinstall the license.
Visit the
IBM® Support Portal for the following information:
- A list of the latest maintenance and download fixes. Click Downloads and apply any
applicable fixes.
- Details about obtaining a base license package. Search for Downloads > Passport
Advantage.
- Supported platforms and system requirements. Search for IBM Spectrum Protect supported operating systems.
Ensure that you upgrade the server before you upgrade backup-archive clients. If you do not upgrade the server first, communication between the server and clients might be interrupted.
Attention: Do not alter the Db2® software that is installed with IBM Spectrum Protect installation packages and fix packs. Do not install
or upgrade to a different version, release, or fix pack of Db2 software because doing so can damage the
database.
Procedure
To install a fix pack or interim fix, complete the following steps:
-
Back up the database. The preferred method is to use a snapshot backup. A snapshot backup is a
full database backup that does not interrupt any scheduled database backups. For example, issue the
following IBM Spectrum Protect administrative command:
backup db type=dbsnapshot devclass=tapeclass
-
Back up the device configuration information. Issue the following IBM Spectrum Protect administrative command:
backup devconfig filenames=file_name
where
file_name specifies the name of the file in which to store device configuration
information.
-
Save the volume history file to another directory or rename the file. Issue the following
IBM Spectrum Protect administrative command:
backup volhistory filenames=file_name
where
file_name specifies the name of the file in which to store the volume history
information.
-
Save a copy of the server options file, typically named dsmserv.opt. The
file is in the server instance directory.
-
Halt the server before installing a fix pack or interim fix.
Use the HALT command.
-
Ensure that extra space is available in the installation directory.
The installation of this fix pack might require additional temporary disk space in the
installation directory of the server. The amount of additional disk space can be as much as that
required for installing a new database as part of an IBM Spectrum Protect installation. The IBM Spectrum Protect installation wizard displays the amount of space
that is required for installing the fix pack and the available amount. If the required amount of
space is greater than the available amount, the installation stops. If the installation stops, add
the required disk space to the file system and restart the installation.
-
Log in as the root user.
-
Obtain the package file for the fix pack or interim fix that you want to install from the IBM Support Portal, Passport
Advantage, or Fix
Central.
-
Change to the directory where you placed the executable file and complete the following
steps.
Tip: The files are extracted to the current directory. Ensure that the executable file
is in the directory where you want the extracted files to be located.
- Change file permissions by entering the following command:
chmod a+x 8.x.x.x-IBM-SPSRV-platform.bin
where
platform denotes the architecture that IBM Spectrum Protect is to be installed on.
- Issue the following command to extract the installation
files:
./8.x.x.x-IBM-SPSRV-platform.bin
-
Select one of the following ways of installing IBM Spectrum Protect.
Important: After a fix pack is installed, it is not necessary to go through the
configuration again. You can stop after completing the installation, fix any errors, then restart
your servers.
Install the
IBM Spectrum Protect software by using one of
the following methods:
- Installation wizard
- Follow the instructions for your operating system:
- Installing IBM Spectrum Protect by using the installation wizard
Tip: After you start the wizard, in the IBM Installation
Manager window, click the Update icon; do not click the
Install or Modify icon.
- Command line in console mode
- Follow the instructions for your operating system:
- Installing IBM Spectrum Protect by using console mode
Tip: If you have multiple server instances on your system, run the installation wizard only
once. The installation wizard upgrades all server instances.
Results
Correct any errors that are detected during the installation
process.If you installed the server by using the installation wizard,
you can view installation logs by using the IBM Installation
Manager tool.
Click . To collect log files, from the IBM Installation
Manager tool,
click .
If
you installed the server by using console mode or silent mode, you
can view error logs in the
IBM Installation
Manager log directory,
for example:
- /var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs