ETERNUS SF Express V16.9 / Storage Cruiser V16.9 / AdvancedCopy Manager V16.9 Migration Guide

Chapter 6 Upgrade from AdvancedCopy Manager Version 15.x

To upgrade AdvancedCopy Manager's manager to this version, install the ETERNUS SF Manager.

If performing an upgrade to a system environment using Agent-based operation model, perform the upgrade in the following sequence:

1. AdvancedCopy Manager's manager

2. AdvancedCopy Manager's agent

Point

• In the version level of the AdvancedCopy Manager, there are conditions for the combination of manager and agent. Upgrade your version, in order to fulfill the combination that is described in "Notes on Combining Versions and Levels" of the Release Notes.

• If Storage Cruiser and AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module are both installed on the same server, when upgrading, both Storage Cruiser and AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module are upgraded at the same time. Therefore, perform backups of the previous versions before starting the upgrade.

• The following information cannot be imported from the previous version:

  • Operation History

  • Events

  • Login/Logout history

• It is possible to perform an Upgrade Installation with existing Advanced Copy and Remote Advanced Copy sessions. Regardless of whether there are Advanced Copy sessions or not, the upgrade procedure is the same.