Supported upgrade paths and migration methods

Steps to upgrade IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager depend on the existing version that is installed on the host system.

For IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager traditional

Use the following table to understand the supported upgrade paths and migration methods.

Table 1. Supported upgrade paths and migration methods
Existing version Minimum required level Supported? Notes
Inline migration Cross migration
4.2 General availability (GA)
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Upgrading IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager to Version 4.2.1
4.1.1 General availability (GA)
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4.1 General availability (GA)
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4.0 General availability (GA)
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3.0.1 General availability (GA)
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Upgrade path:

(→ V4.2 → V4.2.1)*

Upgrading IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.0, and 3.0.1 to IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.2.1
3.0 General availability (GA)
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2.7 General availability (GA)
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2.6** Fix pack 2
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2.5** Fix pack 3
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IBM® Tivoli® Key Lifecycle Manager V 2.0.1** Fix pack 5     Upgrade path:

(→ V2.7 → V4.2 → V4.2.1)*

Upgrading IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager to IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.2.1
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager V 2.0** Fix pack 6    
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager V 1.0** Fix pack 7    
Encryption Key Manager V 2.1** -     Upgrade path:
  • Inline migration mode: (→ V4.0 → V4.2.1)***
  • Cross-migration mode: (→ V4.0.0.4 → V4.2.1)***
Upgrading Encryption Key Manager to IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.2.1
* - Cross-migration of IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager data to IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Version 4.2.1 consists of the following two stages:
  1. Migrating the IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager data to a system where IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Version 2.7 is installed.
  2. Migrating IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Version 2.7 data to a system where IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Version 4.2 is installed.
  3. Migrating IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Version 4.2 data to a system where IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Version 4.2.1 is installed.

** - End of support (EOS) version. For more information, see IBM Support - Software lifecycle.

*** - Upgrading Encryption Key Manager (source) to IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.2.1 (target) requires an interim upgrade to IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 4.0 or 4.0.0.4 depending on the migration mode that you are using. For instructions, see Upgrading Encryption Key Manager to IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.2.1.

For IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager container

Use the following table to understand the supported upgrade paths and migration methods.

Table 2. Supported upgrade paths and migration methods
Existing version Minimum required level Supported? Notes
Inline migration Cross migration
4.2 container General availability (GA)
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4.1.1 container General availability (GA)
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4.1 container General availability (GA)
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Upgrading or migrating to IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager container
4.1 traditional or earlier General availability (GA)  
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You must first upgrade to V4.1.1 traditional.

Upgrading or migrating to IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager container