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CHAPTER 9 Upgrading Standalone Statistics Collection Manager Software from Solaris 7 to Solaris 8 This chapter provides step-by-step procedures to upgrade your Statistics Collection Manager Stand

1 CHAPTER 9 Upgrading Standalone Statistics Collection Manager Software from Solaris 7 to Solaris 8 This chapter provides step-by-step procedures to upgrade your Statistics Collection Manager Stand Alone (SCMSA) server workstation from a Solaris 7 platform to a Solaris 8 platform. There is no automatic upgrade procedure such as that used to upgrade from one SCMSA release to a later SCM release on the Solaris 7 platform. Moving from one operating system to another requires that a completely new Solaris 8 SCMSA installation must be performed. However, the upgrade can be simplified by preserving the SCMSA databases and configuration files throughout the upgrade process. In this way, the user is not faced with reconstructing these files on the new Solaris 8 platform. To upgrade SCMSA without a disruption of the network management functions, the existing Solaris 7 CWM system should be configured with multiple CWM gateways. The CWM gateways and the SCMSA stations are then upgraded one at a time thus preserving network management throughout the upgrade process. This process is described in detail later in this chapter. The upgrade process for a SCMSA server consists of the following steps. Step 1 Save the existing SCMSA databases, configuration files, and any other files that need to be preserved to an external safe place (for example, a separate NFS mounted directory, a tape, or FTP d to another machine). This step must be performed first. Step 2 Install Solaris 8. Step 3 Install any required Solaris 8 patches. Step 4 Install Informix Wingz Step 5 Step 6 Restore the SCMSA database and other files from the safe place to the new Solaris 8 Workstation. Perform the SCMSA install procedure specifying upgrade in the upgrade window. Saving the SCMSA Databases This section describes how to save a copy of the current database using the Informix OnLine dbexport command. Refer to Informix OnLine documentation for information about the dbexport command. During the installation of Solaris 8, all the CWM server s disk files are erased as the disks are formatted and partitioned. The procedure below ensures that the saved database and other files are stored on a removable device such as a tape or saved temporarily on a separate system so that they can be restored to the CWM machine after Solaris is installed, 9-1

2 To save the SCMSA databases and other needed files, perform the following steps. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Log in as user svplus. Stop the CWM core processes if not already stopped Create a directory to hold the saved Informix database. host% mkdir <save_database_directory> Caution Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Do not create the directory under the /usr/user directory. The directory should be on a separate NFS-mounted disk. If an NFS-mounted disk is not available, the directory can be on one of the CWM server disks, but the exported files must be FTPd to another system before Solaris is installed Change its permissions of the directory: host% chmod 777 <save_database_directory> Change the current directory to the <save_database_directory> directory: host% cd <save_database_directory> Verify enough disk space is available for the Informix OnLine database: host% onstat -d Export the dbexport command: host% dbexport -o <save_database_directory> <database_name> Use the name assigned to the database during the SCMSA installation as the <database_name> name. The default name was stratacom. Repeat steps 7 and 8 to export the scmdb and statsdb databases using the same <save_database_directory> directory. Copy the svplus.version the process.conf files (located in the /usr/users/svplus/etc directory) to the same <save_database_directory> directory. Copy any configuration files (such as network.conf) that should be saved to the same<save_database_directory> directory. If the <save_database_directory> directory is on a separate NFS mounted disk, no further steps are necessary. If the <save_database_directory> directory is on the CWM machine, it must be transferred to an external location. For example, saved to a tape using the tar cvf/dev/rmt/0 command or FTPd to another machine. The Informix OnLine database is now saved to a safe location. Installing Solaris 8 and Wingz When the SCMSA databases and other files have been saved, perform the following procedures described in Chapter Install Solaris 8 2. Install Solaris 8 patches (specified in the most current release notes). 9-2

3 Note Make sure that the machine is rebooted at this point. 3. Install Informix Wingz Restoring the SCMSA Database. When Solaris 8 and the other programs have been installed, restore the databases and other files using the following procedure. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Log in to the new SCMSA workstation as user root. If the exported databases are saved to a tape or NFS mounted directory, mount the exported database on the new workstation (either tape or NFS mounted directory). Alternatively, if the exported databases have been FTPd to another system, create a directory on the CWM workstation and FTP the databases and other files back to that directory. Whichever method has been used, note the path to where the databases now reside. This path will be needed when you upgrade to the Solaris 8 version of SCMSA. Note In SCMSA Release 11 an exported database can only be imported back to the same machine from which it was exported. It cannot be imported from a different host machine. Upgrading CWM Statistics Collection Manager Standalone Software Note The windows in this section reflect a single disk install. Areas where choices differ for a multi-disk install are called out in the procedure. To install the CWM Release 11 Statistics Collection Manager Standalone (SCMSA) software, complete the following steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Log in to the workstation as user root. Insert the Cisco WAN Manager Release 11 Stand Alone Statistics Collection Manager CD-ROM into the CDROM drive. Enter the following commands: # cd /cdrom/cdrom0 # ls Step 4 Check for the file InstallSCMSA.sh. Step 5 Begin the install process by entering the following command: #./InstallSCMSA.sh 9-3

4 The CWM Installation Welcome window is displayed, as shown in Figure 9-1. Figure 9-1 SCMSA Installation Welcome Window Step 6 Click Next on the Welcome window to continue. The Install Standalone Collection Server or Parser window, Figure 9-2, is displayed. Figure 9-2 SCMSA Server or Parser Window 9-4

Step 7 Select one of the three options displayed in the window. The user can select to have the Standalone Collection Server, the Standalone Parser, or both installed.

5 Step 7 Select one of the three options displayed in the window. The user can select to have the Standalone Collection Server, the Standalone Parser, or both installed. When upgrading from a previous release of SCMSA, the user must select either option 1 or option 3. After selecting an option, click Next. The Meta Devices window is displayed as shown in Figure 9-3. Figure 9-3 Meta Devices Window Step 8 If you have no meta devices, accept the default No and click Next. Note A meta device is a virtual device created by concatenating or striping disk partitions (usually to improve performance). The Multiple Disk Configuration for Informix window is displayed, as shown in Figure

Figure 9-4 Multiple Disk Configuration for Informix Window Step 9 At the Multiple Disk Configuration for Informix window, if you have one disk accept the default No and click Next.

6 Figure 9-4 Multiple Disk Configuration for Informix Window Step 9 At the Multiple Disk Configuration for Informix window, if you have one disk accept the default No and click Next. If you have two disks, click on the Yes radio button and then click Next to continue. The Select the Raw Partition for SCMSA Database window is displayed, as shown in Figure 9-5. Figure 9-5 Select the Raw Partition for SCMSA Database Window Step 10 At the Select the Raw Partition for SCMSA Database window If multiple partitions are displayed, select any partition under 1995 MB in size, then click Next. Note If you have multiple hard disks configured, more partitions will be displayed than those shown in Figure

7 The SCM Control Server Location window is displayed, as shown in Figure 9-6. Figure 9-6 SCM Control Server Location Window Step 11 At the SCM Control Server Location window, enter the name of the CWM workstation where the SCM server application resides, then click Next. The Install Orbix window is displayed, as shown in Figure 9-7. Figure 9-7 Install Orbix Window Step 12 Orbix is the software component that provides the communication capability between CWM gateways. At the Install Orbix window, accept the default Yes and click Next. The Enter the Domain Name window is displayed, as shown in Figure

8 Figure 9-8 Enter the Domain Name Window Step 13 At the Enter the Domain Name window, enter the domain name configured for the server workstation. This name allows the SCM application workstation access to the database. Enter ping to ensure that the workstation and the domain is reachable. Step 14 Click Next to display the Choose Destination Directory window as shown in Figure 9-9. Figure 9-9 Choose Destination Directory Window In this release only the default directory (/usr/users/svplus) is be used. 9-8

9 Step 15 Click Next to display the SCMSA Upgrade Window as shown in Figure The upgrade window is displayed only if option 1 or 3 was selected in the Collection Server and Parser window (see Figure 9-2), otherwise the next window to be displayed is the Installation Progress window (see Figure 9-13). Figure 9-10 CSMSA Upgrade Window Step 16 Select Yes (for upgrading) and click Next. The Upgrade Path window is displayed. 9-9

machine, the directory on the CWM machine now containing the databases. Click Install.

10 Figure 9-11 Upgrade Path Window Step 17 Step 18 Enter the path to directory that contains that exported databases. This can be a mounted NFS directory or, if the databases were FTPd to another machine and then FTPd back to the CWM machine, the directory on the CWM machine now containing the databases. Click Install. A confirming dialog box is displayed (see Figure 9-12) showing which version of SCMSA is being upgraded. Click OK. Figure 9-12 SCMSA Upgrade Information Window 9-10

11 The software installation process begins. This process will take from 30 to 60 minutes depending on the speed and resources of the workstation you are installing the standalone SCM application on. The installation window shows a dynamic indicator bar, which moves across the window, indicating the progress of the installation process, as shown in Figure Figure 9-13 Installation Progress Indicator (extracting files) After extracting the necessary SCM program files, the window refreshes. The installation process begins creating and configuring the database. The installation window shows a dynamic indicator bar, which moves across the window, indicating the progress of the database creation process, as shown in Figure Figure 9-14 Installation Progress Indicator (database creation) A dialog box displays informing you that the installation is complete, as shown in Figure

12 Upgrading SCMSA 11 Software to Solaris 8 with Multiple CWM Gateways Figure 9-15 Installation Complete Window Step 19 Step 20 Step 21 Click Finish on the dialog box. Doing so ends the software installation process, and the Install Shield window closes. The first time (and only the first time) that SCMSA is installed, the system displays a message at this point stating that the kernel has been changed. Click OK to reboot the system. The reboot sequence aligns the cylinders of your hard disks and gracefully shuts down the Solaris operating system. The OK prompt is displayed. Push the CDROM eject button on the CDROM drive to eject the CWM Release 11 Stand Alone Statistics Collection Manager software CD. Upgrading SCMSA 11 Software to Solaris 8 with Multiple CWM Gateways When upgrading from a network in which there are multiple CWM gateways, a special sequence of steps needs to be followed. This procedure ensure that, at all times, there is one and only one master CWM in a CWM domain for a particular release and that the integrity of the network configuration and user data files is maintained. This procedure does involve some downtime in the SCMSA workstations. Initial Conditions before Upgrade Consider an example network that has two release 11, Solaris 7 CWM gateways consisting of, one master and one secondary and two release 11 Solaris 7 SCMSA workstations. All workstations are up and running, all are synced, and all need to be upgraded to their equivalent Solaris 8 versions. 9-12

13 Upgrading SCMSA 11 Software to Solaris 8 with Multiple CWM Gateways Note Although this example uses a network with two CWM stations and two SCMSA stations, the same procedure can be extended to a network using any number of stations. In release 11 the first CWM station to be started is automatically assigned the role of primary station. The second station to be started becomes a secondary station with priority 1. Subsequent stations become secondary stations with priorities of 2, 3, and so on. To ensure such a primary/secondary arrangement, the DomainGatewayList field in the CWMGateway.conf file for all CWM stations must list all CWM gateways. As shown infigure 9-16, CWM A station is primary and station CWM B is secondary. The CWMGateway.conf field for all three gateways contains the entry: DomainGatewayList CWMA CWMB The two SCMSA stations are shown as SCMSA A and SCMA B Figure 9-16 Initial State of Workstations CWM A 11, Sol 7 Primary DomainGateway List = A,B CWM B 11, Sol 7 Secondary DomainGateway List = A,B SCMSA A 11, Sol 7 SCMSA B 11, Sol 7 Upgrade Procedure The following steps upgrade the stations, one by one, to Release 11. Step 1 Stop the core process for all SCMSA stations. Step 2 Stop the CWM core process for CWM A This action causes CWM B to assume the role of primary. Step 3 On CWMA: a. Save the database b. Install Solaris 8 c. InstallHP OpenView d. Install Informix Wingz e. Restore the database f. Install CWM 11 (Sol 8 version). Use the Primary/Secondary select window to select CWM A as primary. Step 4 Start the CWM core process for CWM A. CWMA starts as primary but in a different gateway domain. Step 5 The new state of the stations is shown in Figure

14 Upgrading SCMSA 11 Software to Solaris 8 with Multiple CWM Gateways Figure 9-17 State of Workstations after Step 4 CWM A 11, Sol 8 Primary DomainGateway List = A CWM B 11, Sol 7 Primary DomainGateway List = A,B SCMSA A 11, Sol 7 Core Stopped SCMSA B Core Stopped Step 6 Upgrade SCMSA A and SCMSA B to Solaris 8 as described earlier in this chapter. Use the procedure described in the Upgrading CWM Statistics Collection Manager Standalone Software section on page 9-3. Step 7 Start the core process for both SCMSA A and SCMSA B. The state of the stations is now as shown in Figure Figure 9-18 State of Workstations after Step 6 CWM A 11, Sol 8 Primary DomainGateway List = A CWM B 11, Sol 7 Primary DomainGateway List = A,B SCMSA A 11, Sol 8 SCMSA B 11, Sol 8 Step 8 Stop the CWM core process for CWM B. Step 9 On CWMA: a. Save the database b. Install Solaris 8 c. InstallHP OpenView d. Install Informix Wingz e. Restore the database f. Install CWM 11 (Sol 8 version). Use the Primary/Secondary select window to select CWM A as primary and CWM B as secondary. Step 10 Start the CWM core process for CWM B. CWM B starts as secondary in the same domain as CWM A. The new state of the stations is shown in Figure Figure 9-19 State of CWM Gateways after Step 7 CWM A 11, Sol 8 Primary DomainGateway List = A,B CWM B 11, Sol 8 Secondary DomainGateway List = A,B SCMSA A 11, Sol 8 SCMSA B 11, Sol 8 Step 11 At this point, all workstations are operating in the initial state except that they have all been upgraded to Solaris

15 First Time Login as User svplus The user must now update the DomainGatewayList in the CWMGateway.conf file for all three gateways to include CWMA, CWMB. In this way the gateways will be part of the same gateway domain when their cores are next restarted. First Time Login as User svplus After completing the CWM Release 11 Statistics Collection Manager, Stand Alone software installation, perform the following steps. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Check that the SCMSA CD-ROM has been removed from the CD drive. If not, type eject in the terminal window. Log in to the workstation as user svplus using the Solaris Login interface. Select CDE. Close the File Manager and Help windows, leaving only the CDE menu bar. Right-click on blank screen, select Tools, select Terminal. Move this terminal window to the upper right corner of the screen. Right-click on blank screen highlight Hosts, then Terminal Console. Lower the height to display four lines and move this window so that it rests above the CDE menu bar. This window provides a display of workstation system messages. Left-click the CDE icon labeled TTT. The Style Manager window is displayed. Left-click on Screen, click screen saver on and screen lock off. Click OK. If you prefer to use the screen saver, highlight choice(s) and start the screen saver at 29 minutes. Start the screen lock at 30 minutes, click OK Click on Backdrop and select GrayDk. Click Apply. Do the same to all four screens, labeled One, Two, Three and Four in the CDE icon bar. In screen Four, click OK and return to screen One. This helps to conserve workstation resources. Click on the CDE icon labeled TTT, then click on Startup in the Style Manager. Click on Set Home Session. Click OK. The next login session will come up using this same screen configuration. Click OK and close the Style Manager. Place the cursor in the terminal window, and enter the SCM command to start a stand alone SCM session. % SCM The SCM menu displays, as shown below: Figure 9-20 shows an xterm window displayed with the SCM main menu options. 9-15

16 First Time Login as User svplus Chapter 9 Upgrading Standalone Statistics Collection Manager Software from Solaris 7 to Solaris 8 Figure 9-20 SCM start core, stop core, and exit options Step 12 Ensure that the SCM Control Server Process in the CWM Server workstation is running. Step 13 Start the SCM core by selecting Option 1. For information on configuring statistics collection using Stand Alone SCM, refer to the Cisco WAN Manager User s Guide, Release 11, Chapter 8, Statistics Collection Manager Stand Alone. 9-16

Database Management. Coldstart Script APPENDIX

Database Management. Coldstart Script APPENDIX APPENDIX A This appendix describes how to manage the Informix OnLine Database. For more information about how to use the Informix OnLIne database, refer to the Informix documentation located at the following