Migrating and upgrading the SpectroSERVER database from one system to another

Products

• Spectrum
• Network Observability

Issue/Introduction

This knowledge document discusses how to upgrade the SpectroSERVER database and migrate from one machine to another.

For example, you currently have Spectrum 22.2.x installed. You wish to upgrade to Spectrum 23.3.x and migrate from the current system to a new Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.

Environment

Release: Any version
Component: SPCINS : SPECTRUM INSTALLATION

Resolution

INSTRUCTIONS:

For upgrading and migrating the SpectroSERVER database from an older to a newer version, it is recommended to use the dbsavefile.SSdb method. The basic steps are as follows:

 

1. Create a SpectroSERVER database saved on the existing system

2. If the database save file is compressed, uncompress the file

3. Rename the uncompressed database save file to dbsavefile.SSdb 

4. Create the $SPECROOT/SS directory on the new system 

5. Copy the dbsavefile.SSdb file to the $SPECROOT/SS on the new system 

6. Install Spectrum 23.3.x on the new system into the $SPECROOT directory created in step 4

 

The Spectrum installation process looks for a file named dbsavefile.SSdb in the $SPECROOT/SS directory and if found will upgrade the database at installation.

Additional Information

Migrating and Upgrading
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/dx-netops/23-3/upgrade-dx-netops/upgrading-dx-netops/upgrade-fault-monitoring/migrating-and-upgrading.html