Upgrading Data Protection for Oracle on AIX 7.3

You can upgrade IBM Tivoli Data Protection (TDP) for Oracle on AIX 7.3.

This process includes the complete removal of existing TSM/TDP components followed by the installation of the updated TSM Backup-Archive Client (BAC) and TDP Oracle packages.

The commands provided in this procedure were validated on AIX 7.3 during testing.

Prerequisites

Before you start the upgrade procedure, ensure the following:

Root user access is available.
Backup of the existing TSM configuration files (e.g., dsm.sys, dsm.opt, tdpo.opt):
- /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/
- /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/
- /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/
All Oracle database and TDP processes are stopped.
No active backup or restore operations.
Sufficient free space is available in /usr, /opt, and /tmp.

Uninstalling existing components

To remove the currently installed TSM/TDP Oracle components, execute the following commands:

installp -u tivoli.tsm.client.oracle.aix.64bit
installp -u tivoli.tsm.loc.client.oracle.aix.64bit.ela
installp -u tivoli.tsm.client.oracle.tools.aix.64bit

installp -u tivoli.tsm.client.ba.64bit
installp -u tivoli.tsm.client.webgui
installp -u tivoli.tsm.client.jbb.64bit
installp -u tivoli.tsm.filepath_aix

installp -u tivoli.tsm.client.ba.64bit.base
installp -u tivoli.tsm.client.ba.64bit.image
installp -u tivoli.tsm.client.ba.64bit.common
installp -u tivoli.tsm.client.api.64bit

installp -u tivoli.tsm.filepath.rte
installp -u GSKit8.gskssl64.ppc.rte
installp -u GSKit8.gskcrypt64.ppc.rte

To verify removal of all components, run the following command:

lslpp -l | grep -i tsm

Installing new TSM BAC components

Extract the BAC package.
Extract the 8.2.0.0-20250830A-TIV-TSMBAC-AIX.tar package into a working directory:
```
tar -xvf 8.2.0.0-20250830A-TIV-TSMBAC-AIX.tar
```

Install the required GSKit and TSM components.

Execute the following installation commands from the extracted directory:

installp -acgXYd . GSKit8.gskcrypt64.ppc.rte
installp -acgXYd . GSKit8.gskssl64.ppc.rte

installp -acgXYd . tivoli.tsm.client.api.64bit
installp -acgXYd . tivoli.tsm.client.ba.64bit
installp -acgXYd . tivoli.tsm.filepath_aix

installp -acgXYd . tivoli.tsm.client.jbb.64bit
installp -acgXYd . tivoli.tsm.client.webgui

To verify the installation, run the following command:

lslpp -l | grep -i tsm

Installing TDP Oracle components

Extract the Oracle package.
Extract the 8.2.0.0-20250929A-TIV-TSMORA-AIX.tar package:
```
tar -xvf 8.2.0.0-20250929A-TIV-TSMORA-AIX.tar
```

Install TDP for Oracle packages.

Run the following installation commands:

installp -acgXYd . tivoli.tsm.loc.client.oracle.aix.64bit.ela
installp -acgXYd . tivoli.tsm.client.oracle.aix.64bit
installp -acgXYd . tivoli.tsm.client.oracle.tools.aix.64bit

What do to next

Restore the following backed-up configuration files if needed.
dsm.sys, dsm.opt, and tdpo.opt
Verify library links.
```
cd /usr/lib
ls -l | grep tdpo
```
Validate installation.
```
tdposync query
dsmc q ses
```
Restart Oracle and TDP services as required.

Validation

Perform the following to ensure that the upgrade was successful:

Run a sample TDP Oracle back up.
```
tdpo backup test
```
Check the TSM server activity log for connectivity confirmation.
Confirm GSKit versions.
```
gsk8capicmd_64 -version
```

Change log

Updated BAC and Oracle TDP components to version 8.2.0.
Replaced GSKit libraries.
Clean uninstallation and installation completed as per IBM recommendations.