Chapter 3 Upgrade From Express Version 15.X; Upgrading Express (For Windows); Preparing For Upgrade; Backing Up Operational Environment Of Previous Version - Fujitsu ETERNUS SF Express V16.6 Migration Manual

Chapter 3
To upgrade Express Version 15.x to this version, install the ETERNUS SF Manager.
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The following information cannot be imported from the previous version:
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Operation History
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Events
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Login/Logout history
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Threshold Monitoring Alarms
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It is possible to perform an Upgrade Installation with existing Advanced Copy and Remote Advanced Copy sessions. Regardless of
whether there are Advanced Copy sessions or not, the upgrade procedure is the same.
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Of the devices that were supported in the previous version, the information for the devices that are not supported in this version
is not imported. Refer to "Supported Devices" in the ETERNUS SF Installation and Setup Guide for information on the supported
devices in this version.

3.1 Upgrading Express (for Windows)

3.1.1 Preparing for Upgrade

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It is recommended that you back up the system before starting the upgrade. If a failure occurs during the upgrade, you cannot restore
the environment to the pre-installation status (rollback).
When returning back to the state before installation of the upgrade, recover (restore) the system from the backup.
3.1.1.1

Backing Up Operational Environment of Previous Version

With the following procedure, back up the operational environment of the previous version:
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Back up the following information manually.
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Performance monitoring
If the performance monitoring was performed with the previous version, refer to the following information related to the
performance monitoring with Web Console of the previous version and record the configuration information of the previous
version.
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Performance monitoring target (only for ETERNUS Disk storage system. Minimum LUN_V, Maximum LUN_V)
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Back up the Express operational environment of the previous version.
Refer to "A.33 Capacity Necessary for Backup of Previous
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Log on to the server using Administrator privileges.
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Insert the DVD-ROM "ETERNUS SF SC/ACM/Express Mediapack for Windows (Manager Program) (1/2)" for this version into
the DVD-ROM drive.
Refer to "DVD-ROM Contents" in the ETERNUS SF Installation and Setup Guide for this version for information on the DVD-
ROM structure and detailed contents.
Upgrade from Express Version 15.x
Version" for information on the capacity required to perform a backup.
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