Preparing to upgrade

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You must prepare the target systems before you begin the upgrade.

About this task

To prepare for upgrade, complete the following tasks:

Procedure

  1. Install the Network Manager core components.
  2. Start the Network Manager core components.
    Do not perform any further configuration of the primary domain as this would limit automatic configuration migration.
  3. Install the Network Manager GUI components.
  4. Ensure that you can log into the Network Manager GUI.
  5. Recreate all the Network Manager users from the source installation on the target installation. Create the users in the appropriate repository: LDAP or ObjectServer. If there were any users created in the Tivoli Integrated Portal, create these users again. Network Manager 4.2 does not use the Tivoli Integrated Portal. Note the user names and passwords. You need these credentials when you migrate user roles.
  6. Optional: If you are migrating from an installation of Network Manager that is integrated with IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager, export your custom reports before you upgrade. If you do not export your custom reports, they might be overwritten during the upgrade. Refer to the information on Exporting custom reports for your version of Netcool Configuration Manager at: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS7UH9/welcome.
  7. Do not start a discovery or begin to work with Network Manager. Begin the upgrade.