HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.1.1 Administrator Guide (web) (TB581-96065, September 2011)

the product is installed and overwritten to version 7.0 or later or when operation has started
on the migration destination server, do not import the database of 6.x or earlier again.
Notes on user information:
• If there is user information on the migration destination server, this user information will be
replaced with the user information from the migration source server. Therefore, do not perform
a migration to a server on which user information for P9000 Command View AE Suite products
already exists.
• Do not migrate the databases of P9000 Command View AE Suite products that were running
on different management servers to one management server because user information will be
overwritten.
Procedure for migrating databases
To migrate databases:
1. On the migration destination server, install the P9000 Command View AE Suite products whose
databases will be migrated.
2. Export the databases from the migration source server by using the hcmdsdbtrans command.
3. Transfer the archive file from the source server to the destination server.
4. Import the databases into the destination server by using the hcmdsdbtrans command.
The following sections describe each step.
Installing P9000 Command View AE Suite on the migration-destination server
On the migration source server, install the P9000 Command View AE Suite products whose databases
will be migrated. Databases of P9000 Command View AE Suite products that do not exist on the
migration destination server cannot be migrated. Install necessary products on the migration destination
server before migration.
The versions of the P9000 Command View AE Suite products installed on the migration destination
server must be the same as or later than the ones on the migration source server. If any of the versions
of the 9000 Command View AE Suite products installed on the migration destination server are earlier
than the ones on the migration source server, no databases can be migrated.
Exporting databases from the migration-source server
To export the databases of P9000 Command View AE Suite products, a directory for temporarily
storing the database data and a directory for storing archive files are required. These directories
require as much capacity as the total size of the following two directories for each database to be
exported:
• The storage directory of the database for the installed P9000 Command View AE Suite product
• The directory of the Common Component database for P9000 Command View AE Suite product
(the SYS directory and its subdirectories excluded)
CAUTION:
• Databases are exported as archive files. If the total capacity of databases exceeds 2 GB, creation
of the archive file fails when the database data is exported. In this case, instead of using the
archive file, transfer the exported database data to the migration destination.
Managing the database198