Upgrading

All BMC AMI Resident Security Server (RSS)-based products are part of the RSS product suite.

RSS is the infrastructure component that is automatically installed with the product. The RSS product suite provides improved performance, and Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) by using a single, common infrastructure and installation framework for all RSS products. You need to download the product suite only once. You control product activation with a license key.

You can upgrade products from the following versions:

• BMC AMI Resident Security Server version 2.2
• BMC AMI Enterprise Connector for Illumio version 2.1
• BMC AMI Enterprise Connector for Venafi version 2.1
• BMC AMI Security Policy Manager version 2.1
• BMC AMI Security Privileged Access Manager version 2.2
• BMC AMI Security Self Service Password Reset version 2.1

You can also upgrade from an earlier SPE level of RSS version 2.3.

Before you begin

• Perform the tasks in Preparing for installation to download the latest SPE.
  If you are upgrading more than one product, download the latest SPE only once. Likewise, if you want to install another product, do not download the suite or SPE again.
  You control product activation with license keys.
• Rename the hlq.RSSPARM library or create a backup of the file.
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  Warning

  Because the hlq.RSSSAMP library could be overwritten each time you apply a patch or upgrade the product, you must copy any modified members from the hlq.RSSSAMP library to the hlq.RSSPARM library. You can then use, modify, or copy the contents of hlq.RSSPARM to other PROCLIB or PARMLIB datasets when running the RSS products. The installed SAMPLIB should be treated like any other SMP/E target library.

   

To upgrade a product

1. Install the latest SPE for the RSS 2.3 product suite as described in Installing.

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   To upgrade to the latest SPE level:

   1. From the BMC EPD website, navigate to BMC AMI Resident Security Server 2.3.00.
   2. Download the installation and SHA files for the required and supported SPE level of BMC AMI Resident Security Server Version 2.3.01.
   3. Use the downloaded file, BMC-AMI-Security-RSS.2.3.01.SPEyymm.RSSnnnn.Bbbbb, to install RSS.
   4. Download and apply the supported PTF.
2. After you complete the installation, enable new started task procedures based on your prior started tasks.
3. Review your prior RSSPARM (RSMPARM) content for each licensed product. Make sure that all applicable custom and modified parameters are included in the new RSSPARM data set created during the RSS 2.3 install.
4. Update the BMCPSWD ddname in the new procedures.