Chapter 5 Migrating Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 2.3 to HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2

	NOTE: To migrate from Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 2.3 to HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0, Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 2.3 must be upgraded to HP SIM 4.2 first. After this initial upgrade, follow the procedure to upgrade HP SIM 4.2 to 5.0. See Chapter 6 “Upgrading HP Systems Insight Manager from 4.x or later ” for more information.

The HP Systems Insight Manager Data Migration Tool is used to migrate Insight Manager 7 data to HP Systems Insight Manager. The Data Migration Tool exports user-defined data from Insight Manager 7 by extracting it and storing the information in a portable format. The Data Migration Tool then imports that user-defined Insight Manager 7 data into HP Systems Insight Manager. The migration process transfers custom data, which includes the following:

	NOTE: You must be running Insight Manager 7 SP2.3 to migrate to HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2. If you are running a version of Insight Manager 7 earlier than Insight Manager 7 SP2.3, upgrade to Insight Manager 7 SP2.3 before upgrading to HP SIM 4.2. If you have Insight Manager 7SP2, 2.1, or 2.2 installed, the migration process offers an automatic upgrade to Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 2.3. If you have a version earlier than Service Pack 2, you are directed to the HP website to download the Softpaq that will enable you to upgrade to Insight Manager 7 SP2.3. See the Insight Manager 7 User's Guide for information on upgrading from Insight Manager 7 to Insight Manager 7 SP2.3. See the Migrating from Compaq Insight Manager (WIN32) to HP SIM white paper at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for more in-depth detail on this process. Your system must also meet the operating system and SQL/MSDE requirements listed in Chapter 2 “Installation overview and requirements”. The Data Migration Tool must be run by a user with full Windows administrative rights.The HP Performance Management Pack was part of the Insight Manager 7 SP2.3 installation. If it is detected on your system, a migration utility for transferring data specific to it will also be launched.