Migrating the configuration of Infrastructure Management cells
This section details how to migrate your existing KB to the latest standard 9.6.00 KB.
Overview of KB migration
Your existing KB might contain customizations, such as class definitions and rules that are unique to your environment, so you must migrate and merge these customizations with the new 9.5.00 standard KB. After you merge your KB, it contains the following components:
- Definitions from your existing KB
- New definitions from the latest KB
You must do this merger before you start the server upgrade because the upgrade process requires the KB to be current. You must migrate every KB in your Infrastructure Management implementation. The migration process is a combination of several configuration steps.
Supported KB migration paths
The following table lists the supported KB migration paths:
Existing version | Upgrade path | Reference |
|---|---|---|
BMC ProactiveNet versions 9.0.xx or 9.5.xx | You can directly migrate to standard 9.6.00 KB from 9.0.xx or 9.5.xx KB. | |
BMC ProactiveNet versions version 8.6.02.xx | To migrate to standard 9.6.00 KB, perform the following steps:
| For information about migrating from standard 8.6.02 or 9.0 KB to 9.5.00 KB, see Executing the KB Migration Wizard (Microsoft Windows) and Executing the KB Migration Wizard (Solaris or Linux). For information about migrating from standard 9.0 or 9.5 KB to 9.6.00 KB, see Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Microsoft-Windows and Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Solaris-or-Linux. |
BMC ProactiveNet versions version 8.5.xx | To migrate to standard 9.6.00 KB, perform the following steps:
| For information about migrating from standard 8.5 KB to 9.0 KB, see the BMC Support site to access the April 2012 version of the BMC ProactiveNet Upgrade Guide supporting BMC ProactiveNet Upgrade 9.0.00. For information about migrating from standard 9.0 or 9.5 KB to 9.6.00 KB, see Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Microsoft-Windows and Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Solaris-or-Linux. |
BMC ProactiveNet versions versions 8.0 | To migrate to standard 9.6.00 KB, perform the following steps:
| For information about migrating from standard 8.0 KB to 8.6.02 KB, see the BMC Support site to access the July 2011 version of the BMC ProactiveNet Upgrade Guide supporting BMC ProactiveNet Upgrade 8.6.02. For information about migrating from standard 8.6.02 to 9.5.00 KB, see Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Microsoft-Windows and Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Solaris-or-Linux. For information about migrating from standard 9.5 KB to 9.6.00 KB, see Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Microsoft-Windows and Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Solaris-or-Linux. |
BMC ProactiveNet versions versions 7.7 | To migrate to standard 9.6.00 KB, perform the following steps:
| For information about migrating to standard 8.5 KB, see the BMC Support site to access the October 2010 version of the Infrastructure Management Upgrade Guide supporting Infrastructure Management 8.5. For information about migrating from standard 8.5 KB to 9.0 KB, see the BMC Support site to access the April 2012 version of the Infrastructure Management Upgrade Guide supporting BMC ProactiveNet 9.0.00. For information about migrating from standard 9.5 KB to 9.6.00 KB, see Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Microsoft-Windows and Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Solaris-or-Linux. |
BMC Event and Impact Management versions 7.1, 7.2, 7.3.xx, or 7.4 | To migrate to standard 9.6.00 KB, perform the following steps:
| For information about migrating from standard 8.0 KB to 8.6.02 KB, see the BMC Support site to access the July 2011 version of the BMC ProactiveNet Upgrade Guide supporting BMC ProactiveNet 8.6.02. For information about migrating from standard 8.6.02 to 9.5.00 KB, see Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Microsoft-Windows and Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Solaris-or-Linux. For information about migrating from standard 9.5 KB to 9.6.00 KB, see Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Microsoft-Windows and Executing-the-KB-Migration-Wizard-Solaris-or-Linux. |
Prerequisite for KB migration
Before you migrate a KB, you must install a Integration Service 9.6 on a separate computer in your monitoring environment because the KB Migration Wizard requires a latest Integration Service. For information about installing a Integration Service, see Installing the Integration Service on Microsoft Windows and Installing-Integration-Service-and-Remote-Cell-on-Linux-IBM-AIX-or-Solaris.