Chad,

We have to reinstall the OS because of another unrelated business reason.  My
concern
is about preserving the ADSM data.

What is the preservation/migration install  you mentioned above?  Is it for the 
OS
or
the ADSM?



Chad Smale wrote:

> It's been a while since we've been on 4.1.5...But, is there actually a need to
> totally reinstall the OS?  A preservation/migration install would save you the
> trouble of having to reinstall
> ADSM...
>
> "Kelly J. Lipp" wrote:
>
> > It should not disturb the database and log files during an upgrade.  But, as
> > always, have a good backup of the db and know how to use it before
> > continuing as one never knows.
> >
> > If you are going to install from a web kit as opposed to your original CD,
> > you will want to squirrel away the license files and the license program. I
> > forget the name, but it will be an executable in the server directory with
> > "lic" in it.  Look for it and all *.lic files and hide them before the
> > install and copy them back afterwards.
> >
> > Kelly J. Lipp
> > Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc.
> > PO Box 51313
> > Colorado Springs CO 80949
> > 719-531-5926
> > www.storsol.com
> > lipp AT storsol DOT com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf 
> > Of
> > Kevin P. Gibbons
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 7:51 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: RESTORING DATA AFTER REINSTALLING ADSM
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have ADSM running on an IBM AIX 4.1.4 box.  It has been running for
> > about
> > six months.  It is the OPTICAL Jukebox and we have half of the optical
> > CD ROMS
> > full with data.
> >
> > We must reinstall the operating system to upgrade to AIX 4.1.5.  All the
> > ADSM databases
> > are stored on the /adsmdb and adsmdbc (copy) filesystems.  We have the
> > log stored
> > under the /adsmlog and adsmlogc filesystems.   We have been doing a FULL
> > ADSM database
> > backup each day to the optical disks.  We have also backed up the
> > volumes and logs to the optical
> > disks.
> >
> > My question is as follows.  Can we simply re-install the ADSM (under
> > /usr/lpp/adsm and /usr/lpp/adsmserv)
> > software without doing anything special for the ADSm databases and the
> > data on the optical disks?    Does
> > the installation of ADSM wipe out the database or any other ADSM data or
> > configuration?