Changing the IBM Storage Scale product edition

You can change the IBM Storage Scale product edition from your currently installed product edition either by using the installation toolkit or manually.

The available product edition change paths1 are listed next.
  1. IBM Storage Scale Standard Edition to IBM Storage Scale Data Access Edition
  2. IBM Storage Scale Standard Edition to IBM Storage Scale Advanced Edition
  3. IBM Storage Scale Standard Edition to IBM Storage Scale Data Management Edition
  4. IBM Storage Scale Advanced Edition to IBM Storage Scale Data Management Edition
  5. IBM Storage Scale Data Access Edition to IBM Storage Scale Data Management Edition
The methods that can be used to change the product edition are listed next.
  1. Installation toolkit (cluster online) 2
  2. Manual node by node (cluster online) 3
  3. Manual all nodes (cluster offline)
Notes for paths and methods:
  1. These paths are the only edition changes that are supported.
  2. If you are planning to use the installation toolkit for changing the product edition, be aware that the product edition change by using the installation toolkit can be performed only when you are upgrading to a newer version of IBM Storage Scale. If you do not want to upgrade to a newer version of IBM Storage Scale, you must change the product edition manually.
  3. You must change the whole cluster to the same product edition. If you are using the manual node by node method, make sure that the product edition is changed on each node in the cluster.
You can use one of the following sets of steps to change the IBM Storage Scale product edition.
Important: If the cluster where you plan to make a supported edition change has an interim fix (efix) applied to its IBM Storage Scale version, you must either upgrade to a version with no interim fix applied, or contact IBM Storage Scale support team.