Brec,

This has been discussed many times - check teh archive

I'd suggest that you install 3.7.4 on the new box, move the database over, then 
do an upgrade.
The easiest way to move the database is to arrange so the DB is on external 
disk, then move the disk to the new machine, with  dsm.dsk and other 
appropriate files copied from the  old machine, and bring up the server

If external disk is too hard, a database backup and restore should work too.

export/import of nodes is only needed when the new server is on a different 
platform.


Steve Harris

AIX and ADSM admin
Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia
>>> Brecton Whitten <bwhitten AT UABMC DOT EDU> 31/01/2001 10:35:58 >>>
*SM admins,

  We are currently planning to move our TSM
server from a 604e high node in an SP2 complex
to an H50 standalone. Both platforms have the same
number of CPU's and amount of memory ( 2 G ). The
big difference being MCA vs. PCI. We are on TSM 3.7.4
and are going to move up to TSM 4.1.2 ( AIX 4.3.3 ).

  From combing the postings it appears that our best ( only ? )
choice for this migration is to export each node to tape then
import on the new platform. The problem we will have with
this is that we only have 2 3590 drives native attached in a 
3494. We will have to export everything , disconnect the drives,
re-connect to the new platform, and then import. Our data is all
on tapes, we don't have enough DASD to keep more than 1
days data on disk ( therefore we also don't have enough to export
to FILE ). If anyone has any input or 'gotchas' , I would much
appreciate hearing from you.

                                                           Thanks,
                                                           Brec Whitten
                                                           UAB Hospital