Upgrading Data Protection for VMware

This procedure documents how to upgrade to Data Protection for VMware V7.1.6.

Before you begin

Important: This upgrade procedure applies to a system that does not have Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager for VMware installed.

You must have administrator privileges to upgrade Data Protection for VMware.

Updates to the existing Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI are processed in the following manner:
  • Parameter files are backed up before the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI upgrade process begins.
  • The same Derby Database Port and WebSphere® Application Server Default Base Port numbers are used.
  • Linux operating systemsThe values in the profile (vmcliprofile) are used for the Data Protection for VMware command-line interface.
Restriction:
  • Windows operating systemsWhen Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments was installed to a non-default location, the upgrade process installs Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments V7.1.6 features to the default installation directory. You cannot upgrade to a non-default location. See the subtopics in Installable components for the default installation directories for each feature.
  • Linux operating systemsWindows operating systemsThe upgrade process does not install new components.

    For example, if your previous version has only the Tivoli Storage Manager recovery agent GUI installed, the upgrade procedure does not install the Tivoli Storage Manager recovery agent command-line interface. In such a scenario, you must run the installation program again and then select the missing component to install.

  • Linux operating systemsThe Tivoli Storage Manager recovery agent on Linux version must be the same version as the Tivoli Storage Manager recovery agent on the Windows proxy. Therefore, if you upgrade Tivoli Storage Manager recovery agent on Linux, you must also upgrade the Tivoli Storage Manager recovery agent version on the Windows proxy.

Procedure

To upgrade Data Protection for VMware, complete the following steps:

  1. Stop any Data Protection for VMware components and services that are running.
  2. Unmount any mounted virtual volumes. You can use the Tivoli Storage Manager recovery agent GUI or command-line interface (mount del command) to unmount volumes.
  3. If the system you are upgrading to has both the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI and Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client installed, install the backup-archive client V7.1.6. Follow the instructions in Installing the Data Protection for VMware components on Windows systems or Installing Data Protection for VMware on Linux systems.
    Linux operating systemsNote: If the backup-archive client V6.x is installed, you must uninstall it before you install V7.1.6. Follow the instructions in Uninstalling the Tivoli Storage Manager Linux x86_64 client
  4. Either download the code package or insert the Data Protection for VMware product DVD into the DVD drive.
  5. From the folder where you saved the code package start the upgrade process:
    1. Windows operating systemsRun the spinstall.exe file.
    2. Linux operating systemsRun the install-Linux.bin file.

    A message displays this text: The Existing Data Protection for VMware is going to be upgraded.

    If you confirm the upgrade, the installer updates the files. You can install only one Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI on a machine. As a result, multiple Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUIs are not allowed on the same machine.