A.3 Support for Extracting and Distributing Policy Data

This section explains the scope of support for extracting and distributing policy data.

Support for different platforms

Policy information extracted using the Windows version can only be distributed to systems running the Windows version. These policies cannot be distributed to systems running the UNIX version.
Policy information extracted using the UNIX version (Solaris, HP-UX or AIX) can only be distributed to systems running the UNIX version (Solaris, HP-UX or AIX).
Policy information extracted using the Linux version or the Linux for Itanium version can only be distributed to systems running the Linux version or the Linux for Itanium version. These policies cannot be distributed to other platforms.

Support for different editions

The following extraction source/distribution destination combinations can be used with Systemwalker/OperationMGR 5.0 or later.

Extraction source: Standard Edition; Distribution destination: Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition
Extraction source: Enterprise Edition; Distribution destination: Enterprise Edition

Policy information collected using the Enterprise Edition cannot be distributed to Standard Edition systems.

Support for different versions

The following table shows the range of support for different versions.

Distribution destination versions:V11.0L10 - V13.8.0

		Distribution destination
		V11.0L10 V11.0	V12.0L10 V12.0L11 V12.0 V12.1	V13.0.0	V13.2.0	V13.3.0 V13.3.1	V13.8.0
Extraction source	V11.0L10 V11.0	Yes	Yes (*1)	Yes (*1)	Yes (*1)	Yes (*1)	Yes (*1,2)
	V12.0L10 V12.0L11 V12.0 V12.1	No	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)
	V13.0.0	No	No	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)
	V13.2.0	No	No	No	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)
	V13.3.0 V13.3.1	No	No	No	No	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)
	V13.8.0	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (*3)

Yes: Available No: Unavailable

Refer to the table at the beginning of this appendix for information about correspondences between the Systemwalker Operation Manager versions for each operating system and the version names in the table above.

Refer to the Systemwalker Operation Manager User's Guide - Master Schedule Management for information on the support range for the extraction and distribution of the Master Schedule Management function policy information.

*1:

To distribute policy information for Schedule DB/schedule pattern to the server where the Extended User Management function is enabled, be sure to disable the Extended User Management function at the destination server before distributing the policy information. [UNIX version]

*2:

To distribute the Schedule DB/schedule pattern policy information to a server in which the Systemwalker authentication repository is enabled, disable the Systemwalker authentication repository on the destination first.

*3:

To distribute the Schedule DB/schedule pattern policy information, first make sure that the Extended User Management function or the Systemwalker authentication repository usage status on the source and destination match.