BMC Server 7.1 - Have to upgrade to Patch 007 - What to backup?

2009-10-07 Thread MCarnevale
Hello, We currently are running ITSM suite and it is currently patched. I have my Server 7.1.00 with no patches installed onto it. I want to install patch 007 to my server but I am not aware of what will be changed or what should we backup or save prior? We have some customization and want to

Re: BMC Server 7.1 - Have to upgrade to Patch 007 - What to backup?

2009-10-07 Thread Garrison, Sean (Norcross)
Having been through the nightmares of upgrading a remedy server several time here are the things to consider: 1. Make sure you do this in a lower environment and test, test test. There may be bugs in the patch. Never count on a server patch to be 100% bug free. I have been bit by this one

Re: BMC Server 7.1 - Have to upgrade to Patch 007 - What to backup?

2009-10-07 Thread Joe DeSouza
Mike, If you are just going to upgrade the ARS version, you do not have to worry about loosing customizations. You are much better off with Patch 007 or for that matter most of any patches that were released after the unpatched version. That being said backup of the database is always handy in

Re: BMC Server 7.1 - Have to upgrade to Patch 007 - What to backup?

2009-10-07 Thread strauss
If you have made any customizations to the User or Group form (never recommended but sometimes necessary) they will be overwritten. Any AR System form will probably be updated (views overwritten at a minimum) as well, so if you customized the mail form or something else, you will need to back

Re: BMC Server 7.1 - Have to upgrade to Patch 007 - What to backup?

2009-10-07 Thread MCarnevale
Ugh, haha, I was told by BMC that there shouldnt be any changes really to affect me but I wanted to be certain and see what the rest of the community said. I do have CAC integration for mid-tier and now that Sean said it might affect that and also have LDAP integration. wow...nothing is ever