Installing and upgrading SMP/E

Instructions for installing the SMP/E are in the Program Directory for your product. Also check the PSP bucket for additional information.

Using the SMP/E utility, you can install new versions of products and components into a cloned, new, or existing consolidated software inventory (CSI). The SMP/E Modification Control Statements that are delivered with the IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS and OMEGAMON product FMIDs delete the previous version of the relevant components. If you want to perform a staged upgrade, install the new versions into a cloned or new SMP/E environment, so you can still maintain and reconfigure runtime environments that contain older versions. If you are performing a complete upgrade, you can install new versions into an existing SMP/E environment (upgrade in place).

Consider the benefits of each installation scenario when deciding which of the three is most appropriate for your upgrade: a cloned environment for a staged upgrade, a new environment for a staged upgrade, or an existing environment for an in place upgrade.

A staged upgrade makes it possible for you to perform your upgrade gradually, rather than all at once. For a staged upgrade to succeed, you must keep the previous versions of products and components intact so that you can continue to apply maintenance to them until the entire environment has been upgraded. Therefore, the installation scenarios for staged upgrades involve installing the new components into either a cloned copy of the existing libraries or a new CSI. You can then upgrade runtime environments one at a time.

If you are upgrading in place (and not staging your upgrade), you should back up the existing runtime and installation libraries before installing the new version, in case you need to back out the upgrade.

When installing the SMP/E:

  • Install the latest PTFs for the version of IBM® Z OMEGAMON® AI for Networks you are updating.
  • You can use a separate SMP/E CSI zone for the new version of IBM® Z OMEGAMON® AI for Networks, or you can use the same SMP/E CSI zone for both, the old and the new versions.
    • If using separate SMP/E zones, install the new SMP/E as a new installation.
    • If using the same SMP/E zone, use the instructions in the Program Directory, keeping in mind that the SMP/E control statements of each FMID control acceptance and installation rules.