Installation Manual

HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 Installation Guide 43
About CIM Extensions and Backup Manager Hosts After Upgrading
Upgrade CIM extensions on servers with the following functionality:
• Backup Manager Hosts – Backup information is not gathered from legacy CIM extensions. In
order for backup information to be gathered by the management server, the CIM extensions on
the Backup Manager Host must be at the same build number as the management server.
When you upgrade your management server, upgrade the CIM extensions on your Backup
Manager Host in order to continue to see backup data.
• Windows hosts using SecurePath – SecurePath information is not retrieved from legacy CIM
extensions.
Upgrading the Management Server and HP SIM for Windows
Important Upgrade Requirements
• Do not upgrade Oracle separately. The upgrade steps have changed with this release of the
product. The Storage Essentials management server upgrade wizard migrates and upgrades
the Oracle database automatically along with the HP SIM Connector component and the
Storage Essentials software. Be sure to start the Storage Essentials upgrade with the Storage
Essentials CD–ROM (not the Oracle DVD).
• Exit all external utilities that use Oracle before starting the upgrade wizard.
Step 1 – Read the Support Matrix and Release Notes
Read the support matrix to make sure the servers on which you are upgrading the Storage
Essentials management server meet or exceed the requirements. Management server requirements
are listed on the Mgr platform tab of the support matrix. Also read the release notes for late
breaking issues not covered in the installation guide. The release notes and support matrix can be
found on the top-level of the management server CD and the CIM extension CDs. Additionally, see
”Installation and Upgrade Requirements (Cannot Proceed with Install/Upgrade if Not Met)” on
page 9.
Step 2 – Verify that You are Running Storage Essentials Build 5.1 Service Pack 4 or a
Later Build 5.1 Service Pack
Verify that you have a working version of the Build 5.1 SP4 Storage Essentials management server
and HP SIM Connector before upgrading to Build 6.0. Existing installations that are at Build 5.1
SP1, Build 5.1 SP2, or Build 5.1 SP3 must upgrade to Build 5.1 SP4 or later before upgrading to
Build 6.0.
Step 3 – Save Configuration Files for the Global Change Management Business Tool
Make a copy of the configuration files saved through the Global Change Management Business
Tool. The configuration files are not retained after you upgrade the product. These files are located
in the advisors/saved-configuration area on the management server. Place these files back after
the upgrade or re–install. If you do not use Global Change Management or do not wish to keep the
old configurations, you can ignore this step.