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Chapter 6. Upgrading to HPSS Release 6.2 .....................................................................179
6.1.Special Instructions for Upgrading to HPSS 6.2.2......................................................179
6.2.Planning for the HPSS 6.2 Upgrade............................................................................180
6.2.1.Metadata changes in HPSS 6.2........................................................................................................180
6.2.2.Upgrade Requirements and Limitations...........................................................................................182
6.2.3.New Authentication and Authorization Mechanisms.......................................................................182
6.2.3.1.Authentication Mechanisms....................................................................................................183
6.2.3.2.Authorization Mechanisms......................................................................................................183
6.2.4.New HPSS 6.2 System Files............................................................................................................184
6.2.5.Testing the Metadata Conversion.....................................................................................................184
6.2.6.Estimating the Metadata Conversion Time (for 4.5 upgrades only)................................................184
6.2.6.1.Running Time for the Long Running Metadata Conversion Utilities (for 4.5 upgrades only).....
185
6.2.7.Capturing the Metadata Conversion Output.....................................................................................185
6.2.8.DB2 Configuration and Tuning (for 4.5 upgrades only)..................................................................186
6.2.9.Overview of the Upgrade Utilities...................................................................................................187
6.2.9.1.HPSS 4.5 and HPSS 5.1 Upgrade Utilities.............................................................................187
6.2.9.2.HPSS 4.5 Upgrade Utilities....................................................................................................188
6.2.9.3.HPSS 5.1 Upgrade Utilities....................................................................................................189
6.3.HPSS 6.2 Upgrade Procedures....................................................................................190
6.3.1.Verify Prerequisites..........................................................................................................................190
6.3.2.Acquire Software.............................................................................................................................190
6.3.3.Install Authentication and Authorization Mechanisms....................................................................191
6.3.4.Install or Upgrade DB2....................................................................................................................193
6.3.5.Upgrade AIX....................................................................................................................................194
6.3.6.Install or Upgrade Java....................................................................................................................194
6.3.7.Save Current HPSS Code and Configuration Files..........................................................................194
6.3.8.Prepare HPSS 6.2 Code...................................................................................................................194
6.3.8.1.Install HPSS 6.2 Distribution Image......................................................................................195
6.3.8.2. Compile HPSS 6.2 Source Code (if necessary).....................................................................195
6.3.8.3.Disable Binaries, temporarily.................................................................................................196
6.3.9.Set Environment Variables..............................................................................................................196
6.3.10.Setup Authentication and Authorization........................................................................................199
6.3.11.Pre-Conversion System Check.......................................................................................................202
6.3.12.Take a full backup of SFS or DB2.................................................................................................203
6.3.13.Upgrade from HPSS 4.5 to HPSS 6.2............................................................................................203
6.3.13.1.Prepare for the Conversion..................................................................................................203
6.3.13.2.Run db_convert_collect_info to Collect Metadata Information .........................................203
6.3.13.3.Convert Configuration Metadata .........................................................................................204
6.3.13.4.Convert Subsystem Metadata ...............................................................................................204
6.3.13.5.Run the Long Running Utilities............................................................................................205
6.3.13.6.Create Core Server ACLs.....................................................................................................209
6.3.13.7.Terminate the Scripting Session...........................................................................................210
6.3.13.8.Modify Permissions on Devices............................................................................................210
6.3.14.Verify HPSS 4.5 Conversion Results ............................................................................................211
6.3.14.1.Capture Session Output........................................................................................................211
6.3.14.2.Run db_convert_size_check..................................................................................................211
6.3.14.3.Run db_convert_ns_check....................................................................................................212
6.3.14.4.Run db_convert_address_check...........................................................................................212
6.3.14.5.Terminate Scripting Session.................................................................................................213
6.3.15.Upgrade from HPSS 5.1 to HPSS 6.2 ..........................................................................................213
HPSS Installation Guide July 2008
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