IT20747: DOCUMENTATION NEEDS CHANGES ABOUT SERVER UPGRADE PROCEDURE FROM V7 TO VERSION 8.1.1 ON WINDOWS PLATFORM

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The documentation link:
  
  https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEQVQ_8.1.0/srv.
  install/t_srv_upgrd63_71_inst.html
  
  that reports:
  
  "In the IBM Installation Manager window, click the Install icon;
  do not click the Update or Modify icon."
  
  is incorrect and needs to be changed.
  
  Instead the UPDATE option must be used when upgrading from a
  previous version that was installed with IBM Installation
  Manager ( i.e. 7.x and up ).
  Only when upgrading from version 6.X or lower, the Install
  option must be used.
  
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect versions affected:
  Server 8.1.x on Microsoft Windows supported platforms
  
  
  
  Initial Impact:
  Low
  
  
  
  Additional Keywords:
  TSM "Spectrum Protect" upgrade server 8.1 7.1 INSTALL UPDATE
  windows
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Spectrum Protect server users.                       *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• In IBM Knowledge Center, in the "Installing the server and
  verifying the upgrade" topic, step 4 was updated with the
  correct actions:
  
  "In the IBM Installation Manager window, click the Update or
  Modify icon. "
  
  Affected platforms: AIX, Linux, Windows
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels