Migrating to a new TSM server

[dexter1972]

Hi everybody, currently we are running TSM 5.3 on AIX 5.1 and we have built a another TSM server 5.5 running on AIX 5.3. What is the best method to export the data over to the new sever so we can start to use the new server and retire the old one.

Thanks and have a great day.

 

[PJ]

There would be a million different ways. Here's how I'd do it:

Leave the old server alone - just in case anything goes wrong, you always have a fallback there.

Install your current server level on the new machine and format the volumes for your db just like you would for any other new server instance. If you haven't got the old code, just tar your old /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/ and bring it to the new system.

Stop processes and sessions on the old server and run a full or dbs db-backup. Backup your volhist and transfer it to the new server.

Restore the db on the new machine.

Install the new TSM server code on the new machine.

Run dsmserver upgradedb unless it already did that during installp.

Sort out the dents and scratches and you should be back in business in no time.

PJ