Brocade Network Advisor Migration Guide v11.1x (53-1002321-01, May 2011)

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Pre-migration requirements
Pre-migration requirements
Before you install Network Advisor, make sure you meet the following pre-migration requirements for each platform.
Pre-migration requirements on Windows systems
Before you migrate from your current software edition, complete the following:
• Make sure all system requirements have been met prior to installation. For specific system requirements, refer
to “System requirements” on page 13.
• Make sure that you fully back up your current Management application data on your management server.
• Make sure you close all instances of the application before migrating.
• Make sure to install Network Advisor on the same system as your current Management application.
• Make sure that the current application services are running.
For DCFM, complete the following steps:
1. Select Start > Programs > DCFM 10.X.X > Server Management Console (where 10.X.X is 10.4.0 or later)
from the DCFM server.
2. Click the Services tab.
The tab lists the DCFM services.
3. Click Start, if necessary.
Pre-migration requirements on UNIX systems
Before you migrate from your current software edition, complete the following:
• Make sure all system requirements have been met prior to installation. For specific system requirements, refer
to “System requirements” on page 13.
• Make sure that you fully back up your current Management application data on your management server.
• Make sure you close all instances of the application before upgrading.
• Make sure to install Network Advisor on the same system as your current Management application.
• Make sure that the current application services are running.
For DCFM, complete the following steps:
1. Go to Install_Home/bin.
2. Execute ./smc or sh smc.
3. Click the Services tab.
The tab lists the DCFM services.
4. Click Start, if necessary.
• Check for and install the latest Java patches for your operating system. Network Advisor requires Oracle
JRE 1.6.0_24. For the website listing patch information, go to
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
• Make sure that an X Server is available for display and is configured to permit X Client applications to display
from the host on which they are installing the Network Advisor Server (typically, this simply requires that the
systems console be present and running with a logged in user on the X Server-based desktop session, such as
KDE, GNOME, and so on).