Zoltan, That's exactly what we did - test on a restored copy of a v5 database. We used restore db, but a snapshot should also work. If you have the resources, I suggest doing this testing as it should give you a better idea of what problems you might run into and how long it will take. Doing these test runs allowed our upgrades to go very smoothly.
..Paul At 09:55 AM 1/12/2012, Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU wrote: >I am going through the docs preparing to do my first test of converting a >V5 server to V6.3 on a test server/machine. > >I am looking for details on EXACTLY what the DSMUPGRD PREPAREDB does. > >Since this is a test/dry run, I don't want to do this against a live >server, just a copy of it's databases. > >Can I just restore the V5 DB to the test machine, install the DSMUPGRD >utility and run it against the restored DB? > >How about from a DBSNAPSHOT of this database we do to an offsite TSM >server? > > >Zoltan Forray >TSM Software & Hardware Administrator >Virginia Commonwealth University >UCC/Office of Technology Services >[email protected] - 804-828-4807 >Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will >never use email to request that you reply with your password, social >security number or confidential personal information. For more details >visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html -- Paul Zarnowski Ph: 607-255-4757 Manager, Storage Services Fx: 607-255-8521 719 Rhodes Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-3801 Em: [email protected]
