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Magellan Vector OMS-V 2.3 Release Notes
VSM to OMS-V Upgrade Strategy Considerations
When selecting workstations for the OMS-V upgrade, Solaris 2.6, HP-UX
10.20, and HP OV 5.01 vendor recommendations should be adhered to. If new
workstations are being utilized for the OMS-V installation, it is suggested that
the original VSM installation be left intact for the duration of the new OMS-V
installation. That way, network management is retained during the upgrade.
If the same workstation must be used, OMS-V upgrade will result in a loss of
management of the Vector switches for a period of time. This is a result of the
requirement to upgrade both the operating system and the HP OpenView
installation. The data captured in the VSM/OMS-V database cannot be carried
forward. Therefore, it will take a period of time to rediscover the network. If
the current software on the workstation is a VSM release, the installation must
be cleaned out by following the procedure for “Removing VSM software”
described in NTP 241-9501-200, Vector Software Installation and
Commissioning. The new installation script, omsvupgrade, should be used to
install OMS-V R2.3 MR1. The omsvupgrade script will remove a previous
OMS-V (but not VSM) installation, provided its version is older than the one
to be installed. Please refer to NTP 241-9501-200, Vector Software Installation
and Commissioning for complete details.
To downgrade OMS-V software, un-install OMS-V using the omsvupgrade
script provided with the OMS-V software that is currently installed. Then
Install the previous version of OMS-V software using the omsvupgrade script
that was provided with the previous version of the OMS-V software release.
