Migrating HP SIM 5.0 to SIM 5.3

[Pranava]

Hi

I need to migrate HP SIM 5.0 to HP SIM 5.3 from one server to another server .

SIM 5.0 runs on PA-RISC 11.11 server. This need to be migrated to SIM 5.3 in Itanium 11.23 Server

I need to have same database that we use in HP SIM 5.0

Please help in ths regard

[David Claypool]

Your goal should be to get to HP SIM 6 (announced but not yet shipping; projected avail EOM Jan-2010).

The danger of letting your system get so out of date is that you can't do a straight upgrade. Recommended steps:

1. In-place (same server) upgrade 5.0-->5.1
2. In-place (same server) upgrade 5.1-->5.3
3. In-place (same server) upgrade 5.3-->6.0
4. Install 6.0 on the other server
5. Utilize the Data Migration Tool (new HP SIM 6.0 feature) to move to other server.

[Pranava]

Hi David,

I would like to have a fresh install of HP SIM 5.3 in Itanium server. Aftter the install I would like to use the same database which we used in PA-RISC

Thanks
Pranav

[Maxim Revutskiy]

I recommend to wait HP SIM 6.0 and make clean installation on new server. So you will face much less issues then with migration and several upgrading steps 5.0 -> 5.1 -> 5.3 -> 6.0 (each of one have potential issues and problems)

For easier adding your current hosts you can use ssl certificate from old server, and possibly use old IP (if you using ip restrictions for SNMP, or else).

Then you can export hosts ip addresses from old server, and run discovery for them on new one

[Pranava]

Hi

COuld you please help me in providing HP SIM migration document for HP-UX.

I need to have all the user and server database available even after migration

Please help me in providing the migration document

Regards
pranav

[Maxim Revutskiy]

Upgrading instructions for 5.3 http://docs.hp.com/en/418810-005/ch08.html

Upgrading and migrating instructions for 6.0 should be available this month

[Pranava]

Hi

I have planned to do a fresh install in the itanium server and to import the database from PA-RISC server to this new server.

Is this a good idea?

[Maxim Revutskiy]

It is one of the possible way (do not forget to copy SSL certificate)

But i think it would be better to upgrade SIM to 6.0 on old server when it comes, make fresh install 6.0 on itanium server. And then use tool that hp announce with SIM 6.0 to migrate data between servers:

"A new tool will enable you to easily transfer your old settings
from an HP SIM 5.3 CMS to an HP SIM 6.0 CMS
from an HP SIM 6.0 CMS to another HP SIM 6.0 CMS"

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/index.html#new

[David Claypool]

Part of the upgrade/migration process is updating the database schema for changes. You can't connect HP SIM 5.3 to a database created for HP SIM 5.0.

My original recommendation still holds true for the steps, with the exception of moving through the steps to HP SIM 6 on PA-RISC, and then using the new Data Migration Tool to move the data to a new Itanium server.

[Pranava]

We are in the processof migrating the hardware. As part of that migration SIM also needs to be moved to new server.

Our old server have SIM version 5.0 and the same should be moved to new server.

Upgrading SIM in old server is not possible.

What should I do now , should I use same version in new server or higher version like 5.1 or 5.2?

After ther setup of SIM in new server we can upgrade to version 5.3 or 6.

Please help