Upgrading

To upgrade to a newer version of IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot, you must install that newer version. The updates are effective for instances only after you activate them with the new version of the product.

Before you begin

When you are upgrading an instance, make sure to update its backup and clone systems.

Procedure

  1. Install the new version of the product as described here,
  2. After the product is installed successfully, the application-specific instances must be activated with the new version.
  3. Run the Configuration Wizard from within each activated application instance, choosing the Manage protected databases option to modify the existing profile. Step through the parameters in the wizard.

    Running the Configuration Wizard updates the profile with new parameters and removes deprecated parameters, or renames them if required. If the backup system was not installed, activated, and configured separately, upgrade to the new version on your backup or clone system by selecting it from the wizard and choosing the option to update IBM Storage Protect Snapshot installation. Follow the instructions described here, Configuring or reconfiguring IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.

    If the backup or clone system was installed, activated, and configured separately, follow the instructions in Setting up backup or clone servers.
  4. Uninstall the older version of the product.
    Follow the instructions described here, Uninstalling the software