5.6

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Verify that your VCM version to migrate is either VMware VCM 5.3, EMC Ionix SCM 5.0 or later, or
Configuresoft ECM 4.11.1 or later.
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If your VCM Collector is installed on a 32-bit Windows machine, understand the system requirements
for VCM 5.6. See "Software and Operating System Requirements for Collector Machines" on page 15.
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Verify that an existing 32-bit environment includes SQL Server 2005 and SP3.
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Verify that an existing 64-bit environment includes 64-bit SQL Server 2005 and SP2, 32-bit SQL Server
Reporting Services (SSRS), and SSRS SP3. The 32-bit version of SSRS is required in 64-bit environments
of VCM 5.3 and earlier.
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Verify that your environment includes the required versions of the Microsoft .NET Framework. See
"Preparing for Installation" on page 17.
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Back up your databases. See "Back Up Your Databases" on page 102.
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Back up the CMFILES$ share. See "Back up Your Files" on page 103.
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Back up any files that you used to customize your Collector.
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Back up any reports that you exported to a non-default location.
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Back up your certificates. See "Export and Back up Your Certificates" on page 103.
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Verify that all jobs have finished running.
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Verify that no jobs are scheduled to begin during the migration process. The migration process stops
the SQLAgent service, which prevents jobs from starting.
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Verify that all users have logged off of VCM.
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Ensure that users will not attempt to access VCM until you finish the migration process.
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Obtain the installation package from the Download VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Web site
or the VCM 5.6 CD. You will install VCM as a final step in the migration process.
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Run the VCM Installation Manager to perform system checks on your VCM Collector to ensure that it
is ready for the installation of VCM 5.6. See "Use Installation Managerto Install VCM" on page 82.
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Download the VCM SQL Migration Helper Tool from the Download VMware vCenter Configuration
Manager Web site to help you reconfigure scheduled jobs and membership logins in your new
environment.
Back Up Your Databases
Before you migrate an existing VCM environment to VCM 5.6, back up your databases to avoid any
potential loss of data.
Depending on your existing version of VCM, SCM, or ECM, or the custom names that you chose during
installation, the database names differ.
Version to Migrate Back up these databases
VMware VCM VCM, VCM_Coll, VCM_UNIX, ReportServer, master, and msdb
EMC Ionix SCM SCM, SCM_Coll, SCM_UNIX, ReportServer, master, and msdb
Configuresoft ECM
(versions 4.11.1 to 5.0)
ECM, ECM_Coll, ECM_UNIX, ReportServer, master, and msdb
Table 13–1. Back Up Your Databases Before YouStart the Migration Process
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