Hardware upgrade without a disk image change - subsequent steps - assure_mimix - 10.0

To perform this portion of the upgrade process, do the following on the system after the upgrade has been completed:

1. Optional step: Update any transfer definitions that require changes. For more information, see “Configuring transfer definitions” in the Assure MIMIX Administrator Reference book.

2. Enter the new product license key on the system. Do the following:

   1. From the MIMIX main menu select option 31 (Product Management Menu). The License Manager Main Menu appears.

   2. Select option 1 (Update license key). The Update License Keys (UPDLICKEY) command appears. Follow the instructions displayed for obtaining license keys. For more information, see “Obtaining license keys using UPDLICKEY command” in the License Manager for IBM i Products book.

3. If the installed version of License Manager is at service pack 8.1.08.00 or higher, skip this step. For earlier versions of License Manager (8.1.01.00 through 8.1.07.00), you must reinstall License Manager using the installation wizard or the instructions in the “Installing products” topic in the License Manager for IBM i Products book.

4. Confirm that communications work between the new system and other systems in the MIMIX environment. For more information, see Verifying a communications link for system definitions.

5. Optional step: If you need to keep users active, perform a planned switch to the backup system by following the steps in your runbook. See Considerations for performing a hardware system upgrade without a disk image change to determine if a switch is required.

   If you do not have a Runbook, you need to follow your processes for the following:

   1. End all user applications, user interfaces, and operations actively running on the production system.

   2. Perform a planned switch to the backup system.

   3. Start user applications on the backup system and allow users to access their applications from the backup system.

6. Start MIMIX from either the source or target system. The Start MIMIX (STRMMX) command starts the MIMIX processes for the installation, including the MIMIX managers, data groups, and application groups. For more information about the STRMMX command, see Starting MIMIX.

7. Run your MIMIX audits to verify the systems are synchronized. See Running an audit immediately for more information about running audits.