You can save yourself a lot of time by upgrading to 5.5 then applying
the 5.5.1 patch straight from where you are.  You'll need to run the
"upgradedb" command, but other than that you should be good.  We went
straight to 5.5.1 from 5.2.9, and all is well.

You may need to re-register your licenses but, it's not a big deal.  If
you are currently under maint. With IBM for TSM you are licensed for
5.5.1, or whatever the current highest level is.

See Ya'
Howard


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of Christian Svensson
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 8:25 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: [ADSM-L] Upgrade from 5.3 to 5.5
> 
> Hi DSMers,
> I just wonder one thing.
> I will upgrade a TSM Server tomorrow from 5.3 to 5.5 on a Linux x84_64
> system.
> And the steps will be that I upgrade to latest patch level on 5.3.6.3
-
> > 5.4.1.0 -> 5.4.3.2 -> 5.5.0.0 -> 5.5.1.0
> 
> My questions comes about to upgrade the license file.
> Do I really need to upgrade the license file from 5.3 -> 5.4 -> 5.5?
Or
> can I do a jump direct between 5.3 -> 5.5 lic?
> 
> 
> Best Regards
> Christian Svensson
> 
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