Starting Instance Administration Tool to upgrade an instance

Run Instance Administration Tool with parameters to open Instance Administration Tool to upgrade a remote instance that contains backup data.

Before you begin

To upgrade a remote instance, you must meet the following requirements:

You computer must contain the backup data of the instance created with the migbkup command. You must use the migbkup command of an version to which you want to upgrade the remote instance.
Log in as a root user on AIX®, or Linux™ systems. On Windows™, log in as a member of administrator group.

Procedure

Access the command prompt.
Change your current working directory to sbin directory in the IBM® Security Verify Directory installation location.
Run the idsxinst command in the following format:
```
idsxinst -migrate backup_directory
```
Substitute the backup_directory variable with the location where you stored the backup data of the instance created with the migbkup command.