Coexistence overview

If you are installing IBM Z OMEGAMON Monitor for z/OS 5.6 or IBM Z OMEGAMON Network Monitor 5.6 with existing installations of OMEGAMON XE for z/OS 5.3 or 5.5 or OMEGAMON XE Mainframe Networks, there are some coexistence considerations to plan for.

To install IBM Z OMEGAMON Monitor for z/OS and/or IBM Z OMEGAMON Network Monitor 5.6:

  1. Choose your installation path. You can:
    • Upgrade in the same SMP/E CSI zone and install over the top of your existing installation.
    • Upgrade a "clean" installation in a new SMP/E CSI zone. Install a new sys, new infrastructure, separate hubs, TOMs, and TEPs
  2. Back up your environments.
  3. Take your libraries down.
  4. Perform an SMP/E installation.
  5. Install the Hub.
  6. Set up 5.6 installation (HTEMS, TOM, TEP) separate from the existing 5.3 or 5.5 HTEMS and TOM.
  7. Migrate LPAR by LPAR from 5.5 to 5.6
  8. Migrate a SYSPLEX at a time from 5.5 to 5.6.
Important: It is recommended to use the new 5.6 tables. If you are upgrading from base IBM Z OMEGAMON Monitor for z/OS or IBM Z OMEGAMON Network Monitor and you have customized data (situations, workspaces and queries) or historical data, you will need to recreate your situations using the new tables listed in Reference: 5.6 base tables that have been replaced in PTFs UJ05168, UJ05169, and UJ05167. If you are migrating with no custom workspaces or situations, you can upgrade normally.