Upgrading from a previous version

You can upgrade to the most recent release of InfoSphere® MDM from the 11.0 version of InfoSphere MDM or from a pre-11.0 version of Initiate Master Data Service® or InfoSphere MDM Server.

About this task

If you are upgrading from the 11.0 version of InfoSphere MDM, you can ignore the topics in this section about upgrading from InfoSphere MDM Server or IBM® Initiate®.

If you are upgrading an instance of InfoSphere MDM Server, the upgrade process requires that your current installation of InfoSphere MDM Server is version 8.5 or later.

If you are upgrading an instance of IBM Initiate, the upgrade process requires that your current installation of Initiate is version 9.0 or later.

  1. What to back up before an upgrade
    Before you upgrade, back up the key assets of your IBM Initiate or IBM InfoSphere MDM Server environment.
  2. Installing InfoSphere MDM
    For all upgrades, you must first install the version of InfoSphere MDM to which you want to upgrade. Use the custom installation deployment type and create a new database. Do not reuse an existing database.
  3. Upgrading from InfoSphere MDM version 11.0 or 11.3
    A set of steps describes the process of upgrading from version 11.0 or 11.3 of InfoSphere MDM.
  4. Upgrading from Initiate Master Data Service, prior to version 11
    A set of steps describes the process of upgrading from Initiate Master Data Service to InfoSphere MDM version 11.4.
  5. Upgrading from InfoSphere MDM Server, prior to version 11
    A set of steps describes the process of upgrading from InfoSphere MDM Server to InfoSphere MDM.

Last updated: 22 Apr 2016