Upgrading Data Protect for Oracle on Linux

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You can upgrade Data protect for Oracle on Linux.

To upgrade Data protect for Oracle on Linux, complete the following steps:
  1. Verify the current version. 
    dsmc q sess
dsmc -version
rpm -qa | grep -i tivoli
  2. Ensure that no backup or restore is running. 
    ps -ef | grep dsmc
ps -ef | grep tdporacle
  3. Stop scheduled services if they are running. 
    systemctl stop dsmcad
  4. Back up configuration files. 
    mkdir -p /backup/tsm-preupgrade
cp /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys /backup/tsm-preupgrade/
cp /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.opt /backup/tsm-preupgrade/
  5. Back up Tivoli Data Protection for Oracle (TDPO) configuration. 
    cp /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/tdpo.opt /backup/tsm-preupgrade/
To download the package from IBM fix central, complete the following steps:
  1. Place all files into one directory. For example: 
    mkdir /software/tsm820
cd /software/tsm820
  2. Upgrade GSKit. 
    rpm -Uvh gskcrypt64*.rpm
rpm -Uvh gskssl64*.rpm
  3. Upgrade API. 
    rpm -Uvh TIVsm-API64*.rpm
  4. Upgrade Backup Archive (BA) Client. 
    rpm -Uvh TIVsm-BA*.rpm
  5. Upgrade Tivoli Data Protection (TDP) for Oracle. 
    chmod +x TDP-Oracle.x86_64.bin
  6. Install or upgrade the TDP package. 
    unzip TDP-Oracle.x86_64.bin
cd \$IA_PROJECT_DIR\$/images/
rpm -Uvh TDP-Oracle.*.rpm