It's more easy install TSM V7.1 in new TSMserver , and then make the
upgrade by the upgrading using tape.

You  will never touch the TSM server V6.x to do it, make a dbbackup to
disk, copy files and then try to do the upgrade to TSM 7.x






2014-04-03 10:24 GMT-06:00 Ryder, Michael S <michael_s.ryder AT roche DOT com>:

> Hello Folks:
>
> I'm preparing to upgrade our TSM 6.2.3 server to TSM 7.1 -- both are on
> Windows.
>
> It's a side-by-side upgrade, and if possible I'd like to leave the existing
> TSM 6.2.3 environment alone during the upgrade, so that I can easily halt
> the upgrade if I run into any problems.
>
> I've been searching TSM documentation and the Internet for a few days now
> and can't find anything reliable -- is there an upgrade path I can take to
> let me do that?  I was hoping for something like... this -- copy database
> files and configuration to brand new server... install 6.2.3, and then 7.1
> over it.
>
> Is there any documentation in this respect, best practices or good
> community experiences?  Please relate to me anything you can share!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mike Ryder
> RMD IT Client Services
>