Upgrading the master console to the latest version

This topic provides information about upgrading the master console to the latest version.

Before you begin the following procedure to upgrade to the latest master console version, ensure that you have logged in with a user ID with administrative privileges and the modified user rights.
  1. Insert the Master Console CD-ROM 1 in the CD-ROM drive.
  2. Click Start > Run to open the Run dialog box.
  3. Enter cd-rom_drive:\setup.exe, where cd-rom_drive is the letter of the drive in which you inserted the CD, and click OK.
    The following message is displayed in the DOS-prompt window:
    Initializing InstallShield Wizard...
    Preparing Java (tm) Virtual Machine          
  4. When prompted, select the language to be used for the installation wizard and click OK.
  5. The installation wizard Welcome panel is displayed. Click Next.
  6. The installation wizard License Agreement panel is displayed. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next to begin installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

    Before installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader, the installation wizard verifies that all prerequisites are installed on the system. If they are not, a pop-up opens describing the prerequisites that are not currently installed. When you click OK, the installation wizard stops. After installing the prerequisite software, start the installation wizard again.

  7. The installation wizard displays in a panel the version of the already installed master console. Click Next to continue upgrading.
  8. The Select the optional features panel is displayed. Select or deselect the optional features:
    • Install DS4000 Storage Manager Client (FAStT Storage Manager Client). If DS4000 Storage Manager Client (FAStT Storage Manager Client) is deselected, a message is displayed when you click the Next button to warn you that this feature should only be deselected if DS4000 disk drives are not part of the current configuration.
    • Install Connection Manager. If Connection Manager is deselected a message is displayed when you click the Next button to warn you that IBM’s ability to swiftly resolve unusual or complex problems will be compromised if this feature is disabled.
    After selecting or deselecting the optional features, click Next to display the list of products that will be upgraded by the master console wizard.
  9. The List of products panel is displayed. The installation wizard displays the list of the products of the master console comparing the already installed product versions with the required ones:
    • Products of the master console
    • Versions of the already installed products
    • Required versions for the products
    • Actions to be done by the master console installation wizard
    Depending on the installed version of each product, the installation wizard will determine whether to upgrade the product using the following conditions:
    • If the product is installed and its installed version is lower than the required version, the product will be upgraded by launching the specific installer of the product.
    • If the product is installed at a version equal to or higher than the required version, the product is not installed. The corresponding panels that launch and verify the specific product installation will be skipped.
    • For DB2®, the installation wizard also checks the installed edition. If the installed edition is not Enterprise Edition, the installation wizard inserts *Wrong edition in the Installed Version column. You must manually uninstall the wrong installed edition. To manually uninstall the wrong installed edition:
      1. Click Cancel to exit the master console installation wizard.
      2. Manually uninstall the wrong DB2 edition.
      3. After uninstalling the wrong installed edition of DB2, start the master console installation wizard again.

    From this panel, click Next to continue upgrading the products.

  10. All the product upgrades will be done by launching the specific installer for each product. However, the upgrade is skipped for any product that is already installed with the same version or a higher version than the required one.
    Note: All the individual software packages are provided on CDs with the master console. Installation instructions for the software packages are located in the individual software installation guides.

    Upgrades to the master console software products will be available at the following Web site: www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145/. Instructions for downloading and installing upgraded software packages are also available at this site.

  11. The upgrading of the documentation and utility files is performed in the following steps:
    1. The installation wizard uninstalls the old documentation and utility files.
    2. If a system reboot is required, accept the prompt to complete the old master console uninstallation.
    3. From the Documents and Support Utilities installation panel, click Next to begin the installation of new documentation and utilities files.
    4. If prompted to insert a different CD, insert it in the CD-ROM drive and enter the CD-ROM drive letter in the location field. Then click OK.
    5. The documentation and support utilities files are copied.
  12. After all documentation is installed, the Finish panel is displayed. Click Finish.
  13. If a system reboot is required, accept the prompt to complete the master console upgrading process.
  14. Review the master console installation log (mclog.txt) to ensure that all products are properly installed. The log file is located in installation_directory\logs\, where installation_directory is the directory where the master console was installed. The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\IBM\MasterConsole.
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