"Braich, Raminder" wrote:

> John,
>     Here is an interesting scenario. What if you took the database backup of
> 3.7, something bad happened and you had to blow away the server, say you
> reloaded WIN NT on the server.

What an awful thought.  ;-)

> Now you upgrade to 4.1.2 and try to restore
> 3.7 database, it does not work. It would work perhaps if you have 3.7 CD and
> load it first and then do an upgrade and then migrate the database. I dont
> see any workaround if you do not have the 3.7 CD.

That's just it: I don't have it.  I ordered 4.1 directly!

But thanks for your comments.

I find this situation exceptionally (even for IBM, or Tivoli, or whoever)
time-consuming.  Our method of upgrading has always been to install the new
version on a new machine, test it thoroughly, then to backup the DB on the old
machine and restore it on the new one.  This has the _enormous_ advantage that
if anything goes wrong, we have only to turn the old machine back on and we're
in business again, with a minimal loss of time.

If now we can no longer do this, but must updgrade ADSM/TSM itself directly on
the production machine,  it can _only_ take longer, especially if we are obliged
to return to the original system.  This is _not_ what I consider a Good Thing!

D#*n.  John

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Naylor [SMTP:John.Naylor AT SCOTTISH-SOUTHERN.CO DOT UK]
> > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 4:20 AM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Re: Restoring a 3.7.3 database to a 4.1.2 server
> >
> > Hi John,
> > Does not work like that on an upgrade.
> > You do not restore the database, unlless you are are aborting the upgrade
> > and
> > going
> > back to your old version.
> > You would just start with the "upgradedb" parameter.
> > Simple process, should all be explained in the quick start manual you
> > should get
> > with your software upgrade.

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