PREREQUISITES
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- Migration from Aix 5.3 / 5.2 architecture (with the Sysload agent installed) to Aix 7.1 / 6.1 architecture.
- Download the latest supported version of the Agent suitable to you final OS version.
- Download the tool to convert the history files (binary sld_ctree_to_btree) found on ftp://ftp.orsyp.com/public/kit/Performance%20and%20Capacity/SP%20Analyst/v550/tools/
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
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Installation procedure:
- Uncompress the file spa-tools-v5.50-aix52_aix71-bin.tar.Z in the directory /tools
SYSLOAD MIGRATION PROCEDURE
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Actions to do on the old environment (Aix 5.3 / 5.2 architecture):
- Stop Sysload products.
- Backup Sysload ini files and history files.
- Migrate to the new environment (Aix 7.1 / 6.1 architecture) according to the documentation from IBM.
Actions to do on the new environment (Aix 7.1 / 6.1 architecture):
- Install Sysload products 5.50 or the latest supported version.
- Stop Sysload products.
- Make sure the Sysload history directory has enough free space to store save files.
- Launch the binary sld_ctree_to_btree on all Sysload history files:
# ./sld_ctree_to_btree -hst_file
- If the machine has a different hostname in the new environment, launch the tool sld_rename.
- Apply the correct access rights to Sysload history files.
- Start Sysload products.
Fix Status: Released
Fix Version(s):
Component: Agents
Version: Sysload 5.5.0