ADSM-L

Re: [ADSM-L] Happy Holiday TSM Server upgrade V5 to V6

2012-12-23 13:09:23
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Happy Holiday TSM Server upgrade V5 to V6
From: Skylar Thompson <skylar2 AT U.WASHINGTON DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:03:41 -0800
Me too. When we went from v5->v6 we ended up going with a new system
and migrating backups gradually using EXPORT NODE to avoid the lengthy
database migration. I'd be curious to know if we really did save a lot
of time, since our databases were about the size of yours.

On 12/23/2012 12:53 AM, Steven Langdale wrote:
> Not me Roger, but good luck too you and I hope it goes well!
>
> Keep us informed how you are getting on, I'd be interested in how
> long it takes.
>
> All the best, Steven. On Dec 23, 2012 4:16 AM, "Roger Deschner"
> <rogerd AT uic DOT edu> wrote:
>
>> Anybody else out there spending the holiday upgrading a TSM V5
>> server to TSM V6? The one I'm doing has a 150GB database, and I'm
>> using the "media method", so it's going to take a while. It's
>> going from V5.5.1.0 to V6.2.3.0, on AIX 5.3. This was the only
>> time I could get permission to bring this server down for several
>> days.
>>
>> No huge problems yet; just wondering how many others out there
>> are doing the same thing right now?
>>
>> Roger Deschner      University of Illinois at Chicago
>> rogerd AT uic DOT edu ===== While it may be true that a watched pot
>> never boils, the one ===== ==== you don't keep an eye on can make
>> an awful mess of your stove. ==== ========================= --
>> Edward Stevenson ==========================
>>


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