Upgrade paths and limitations

You can upgrade to Network Manager V4.2 from certain previous versions, with limitations.

You can migrate from any of the following versions to Network Manager V4.2:

  • V3.9 Fix Pack 3 or later
  • V4.1
  • V4.1.1

If you have a version of Network Manager prior to V3.9, upgrade to V3.9 Fixpack 3 before upgrading.

You can also use the migration procedure to copy one V4.2 installation to another server. The procedure for all of these versions is the same.

Note:

If you have IBM Netcool Operations Insight V1.2 or V1.3 installed and are upgrading to IBM Netcool Operations Insight V1.4, run IBM Installation Manager and uninstall the Network Management Integration for OMNIbus 8.1 component before installing Network Manager V4.2.

The following limitations apply to upgrading:
  • You can only migrate to a 64-bit server.
  • Migrating from Windows systems is not supported.
  • The source and target machines must use the same database type. The only exceptions are the following:
    • V3.9: migrating from the previously default Informix source to the default Db2® or an Oracle database in V4.2 on the target system is supported.
  • The source and target systems must both be either FIPS or non-FIPS installations. Migration from a FIPS installation to a non-FIPS installation, or the reverse, is not supported.
Note: If you use Network Manager as part of a solution, you must also check the compatibility of the versions of all component products in the solution documentation. For example, if you use Netcool Operations Insight, check the product and component version matrix for your version of Netcool Operations Insight at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSTPTP.