Planning the upgrade

Before you upgrade the server from V6.2 or V6.3 to V7.1.3, you must review the relevant planning information, such as system requirements and release notes. Then, select an appropriate day and time to upgrade the system so that you can minimize the impact on production operations.

About this task

In lab tests, the process of upgrading the server from V6.2 or V6.3 to V7.1 took 14 - 45 minutes. The results that you achieve might differ, depending on your hardware and software environment, and the size of the server database.
The following table shows the results that were obtained in lab tests.
Table 1. V6 to V7 upgrade times in lab tests
Version of source system Version of target system Operating system Size of server database Random access memory Upgrade time
V6.3.4 V7.1 AIX® 17 GB 64 GB 40 minutes
V6.3.4 V7.1 AIX 487 GB 32 GB 45 minutes
V6.3.4 V7.1 AIX 3.8 TB 64 GB 35 minutes
V6.2.5 V7.1 Linux 6.16 GB 16 GB 15 minutes
V6.3.4 V7.1 Linux 30 GB 16 GB 14 minutes
V6.2.5 V7.1 Linux 70 GB 16 GB 24 minutes
V6.3.4 V7.1 Linux 1.4 TB 64 GB 30 minutes
V6.2.5 V7.1 Solaris 9.43 GB 32 GB 35 minutes
V6.3.4 V7.1 Windows 2.35 TB 64 GB 45 minutes

Procedure

  1. Review the hardware and software requirements:

    AIX operating systemsSystem requirements for AIX systems

    HP-UX operating systemsSystem requirements for HP-UX systems

    Linux operating systemsSystem requirements for Linux systems

    Oracle Solaris operating systemsSystem requirements for Oracle Solaris systems

    Windows operating systemsSystem requirements for Windows systems

    For the latest updates related to system requirements, see the Tivoli® Storage Manager support website at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21243309.

  2. For special instructions or specific information for your operating system, review the Release notes for Version 7.1 server components and Tivoli Storage Manager server Version 7.1 fix pack readme files.
  3. Select an appropriate day and time to upgrade your system to minimize the impact on production operations. The amount of time that is required to update the system depends on the database size and many other factors. When you start the upgrade process, clients cannot connect to the server until the new software is installed and any required licenses are registered again.