Integrating with an existing deployment - No existing registry


You can add cloud features into an environment where other BMC products exist, even though you have no existing registry file.
 For more information, see Backing-up-and-reusing-the-product-registry-file

Warning

Note

You can use the Integrating with an existing deployment option to integrate BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management features with an earlier version of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management.

Before you begin

  • Read through the entire installation procedure to understand the features and capabilities of the installer.
  • Review the installation roadmap for an overview of the installation process. This section describes prerequisites and dependencies, key concepts, tips, and so on.
Warning

Warning

To close the installer, do not click the Cancel button during product installation unless it is absolutely necessary (for example, the installer is not working and you have no choice but to start over). This action can result in data corruption in the installer registry.

  • As a prerequisite to use the Integrating with an existing deployment option, make sure that the products that you have already installed match the following minimum versions:

Product

Version

BMC Remedy Action Request System

7.6.04 SP1

BMC Atrium Core

7.6.04 SP1

BMC Dashboards

7.6.03

BMC Service Request Management

7.6.04 SP1

BMC IT Service Management Suite

  • BMC Service Desk
  • BMC Asset Management
  • BMC Change Management

7.6.04 SP1

BMC Server Automation

8.1.00 SP1

BMC Network Automation

8.1.01

BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Server

8.6.02

BMC Performance Manager for Virtual Servers Knowledge Module

2.9.60.01

BMC Atrium Orchestrator Platform

7.6.01 Patch 4

BMC Atrium Orchestrator Content

7.6.05.01

To integrate with an existing deployment - No existing registry

  1. Launch the installer.
     For more information, see Running the installer.
  2. Click Next in the lower right corner of the Welcome page.
  3. Review the license agreement and agree to its terms, and then click Next.
  4. On the Installation Prerequisites panel, review all the prerequisites that you must complete before you start the installation, and then click I have read the prerequisites. The Select Deployment Type page appears. 

    Warning

    Note

    If you have not completed any of the prerequisites listed on the Installation Prerequisites panel, make sure that you exit the installer and complete the steps first.

  5. If prompted, install the RSCD Agent on the host.
     The Directory Selection page appears.
  6. Click Next.
    Integrate_and_new_deployment.jpg
  7. Review carefully the integration scenarios.
     Make sure that your host computers meet the minimum product and version requirements.
  8. Select Integrate with an Existing Deployment, and then click Next.
  9. On the Integrate Disclaimer Information page, click I agree to the terms of the disclaimer.
     The BMC Installation Registry page appears.

    Deployment type

    Description

    I do not have a BMC Installation Registry

    No PlannerProductRegistry.xml registry file is available.
    This option adds BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management 2.0.00 features into an existing installation of BMC products (including BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management 1.x).

    I have a BMC Installation Registry

    Adds BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management 2.0.00 features into an existing installation of BMC products (including BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management 1.x). Use this option to continue installing cloud products without re-entering the data from a previous installation.

    Warning

    Note

    In the next screen, you must specify the PlannerProductRegistry.xml registry file, which is a backup file of the BMC installation registry from your previous installation.

    BMC_Installation_Registry_new.jpg

  10. Select I do not have a BMC Installation Registry, and then click Next.
     The Select Deployment Template page appears.
  11. Select the deployment template that best suites your current environment.
     The Host Information page appears. 

    Warning

    Note

    Make sure that the host machines for the products that you want to integrate are available.

  12. Enter the host names where you have BMC products already installed.
     For more information about the host names, refer to your copy of the planning spreadsheet.
  13. Continue with the installation.

Related topics

Installing BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management 2.0.00 - New deployments
Modifying an existing deployment - installing additional products
Preinstallation checklists
Documentation-for-related-products
Deployment-architecture-and-sizing-guidelines
Troubleshooting
Installation options

 

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