Checking Out The Vms That Are To Be Used In Platespin Orchestrate; Backing Up The Orchestrator Server Prior To Upgrading; Checking The Current Version Of Zenworks Orchestrator - Novell PLATESPIN ORCHESTRATE 2.0.2 - UPGARDE GUIDE 10-09-2009 Upgrade Manual

9. Section 2.1.9, "Checking the Upgraded Version of the Orchestrate Server," on page 23
10. Section 2.1.10, "Configuring the Upgraded Server Packages," on page 24
NOTE: To perform a mass upgrade of ZENworks Orchestrator Server 1.3 components, we
recommend that you use a reputable application software distribution method to upgrade to the
newer versions that ship with PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0. For example, you can use ZENworks Linux
Management to distribute new agents and clients to Linux servers.
If you choose to use ZENworks Linux Management, you should enable the rollback command. This
will let you easily roll back to the prior version of ZENworks Orchestrator prior if the upgrade to
PlateSpin Orchestrate is unsuccessful.
For more information, see
Scale," on page
2.1.1 Checking Out the VMs that Are to be Used in PlateSpin
Orchestrate
Any VMs that are checked in to the ZENworks Orchestrator 1.3 Warehouse cannot be discovered in
PlateSpin Orchestrate VM Client. Therefore, to continue to use VMs that were created in ZENworks
Orchestrator, you must check them out of the Warehouse before upgrading to PlateSpin Orchestrate.
For information on checking out VMs from the 1.3 Warehouse, see
(http://www.novell.com/documentation/zen_orchestrator13/zos13_vm_mgt/data/
b9ugoht.html#b9ugov1)
Guide.

2.1.2 Backing Up the Orchestrator Server Prior to Upgrading

As with the installation of any software, it is always a wise precaution to back up a working copy of
the older version of ZENworks Orchestrator before you install the newer version of PlateSpin
Orchestrate. To back up the old version, copy the
directory. Of course, because ZENworks Orchestrator jobs are nearly always running, the only
guaranteed "safe" way to make this copy is to stop the server before you make the backup. Even so,
if the server is not too busy, making a backup when it is running is usually acceptable.
If you want to restore the older version of ZENworks Orchestrator, stop the Orchestrator Server,
copy the backup of the
location, and restart the Orchestrator Server.

2.1.3 Checking the Current Version of ZENworks Orchestrator

Before you upgrade the ZENworks Orchestrator packages from version 1.3 to the PlateSpin
Orchestrate 2.0.2 packages, you should check which packages of the older Orchestrator version need
to be upgraded and which non-Novell packages are included in the product packages.
To do this, run the following command:
rpm -qa | grep 'novell-zen'
16 PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Upgrade Guide
Section 2.7, "Running the Upgrade Configuration on an Enterprise
48.
in the Novell ZENworks Orchestrator 1.3 Virtual Machine Management
/var/opt/novell/zenworks/zos/server
Checking Out a Virtual Machine
/var/opt/novell/zenworks/zos/server
directory into its original