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which break any provided patches or updates. To make any changes to a vendor-provided MSI package, use a .mst
transform file.
NOTE: A GUID is 128-bit long, and the algorithm used to generate a GUID guarantees unique GUID. The product
GUID uniquely identifies the application.
Upgrading Managed System Software
The Systems Management installer provides an Upgrade option for upgrading Server Administrator and other managed
system software.
The setup program runs the prerequisite checker, which uses the system's PCI bus to search for installed hardware,
such as controller cards.
The setup program installs or upgrades all of the managed system software features that are appropriate for the
particular system's hardware configuration.
NOTE: All user settings are preserved during upgrades.
The following procedures show how to upgrade Server Administrator and other managed system software.
Upgrading Guidelines
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You can upgrade to the latest version of Server Administrator from any of the previous three versions. For
example, upgrade to Server Administrator 7.2 is supported only for Server Administrator versions 6.5 and later.
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You can upgrade to the latest version of Server Administrator which includes Linux granular installation. If you
require the Linux granular installation options, you have to uninstall the existing version of Server Administrator
and install the latest version of Server Administrator. For more information on Linux granular options, see
Installer
Packages.
•
To upgrade from versions earlier than 6.3, uninstall the existing version of Server Administrator and reinstall the
latest version of Server Administrator.
NOTE: Uninstalling Server Administrator deletes its user settings. Reinstall Server Administrator and apply
the user settings.
•
When upgrading an operating system to a major version, uninstall the existing Systems Management software
and reinstall the latest Systems Management software. When upgrading only to an update level change (for
example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8), upgrade to the latest
Systems Management software; all user settings are preserved.
NOTE: Uninstalling Systems Management software deletes its user settings. Reinstall Systems
Management software and apply the user settings.
•
If you have installed Server Administrator Web Server version 7.2, ensure that you install Server Instrumentation
version 7.2 on the managed system. Accessing an earlier version of Server Administrator using Server
Administrator Web Server version 7.2 may display an error.
Upgrade
For an unattended upgrade, the msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi /qb command accesses the DVD to accept the
software license agreement and upgrades all the required Server Administrator features on selected remote systems.
All major user settings are retained during an unattended upgrade.
NOTE: It is not possible to upgrade from a 32-bit to a 64-bit systems Management software on a 64-bit operating
system.
Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the system's DVD drive. The autorun menu is
1.
Insert the
displayed.
2.
Select Server Administrator and click Install.
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