Performing an In-Place Migration

Export Performance Management Pack and Insight Manager 7 data:

1. Upgrade from Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 2.3 to HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2 through the 7.20 HP Management CD or by downloading the HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2 software. To download the software, go to http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim, and click Download.

2. Begin the migration process by launching setup.exe from the download package or from the Management CD. Select ProductsHP Systems Insight ManagerInstall on the Insight Manager 7 server. The HP Systems Insight Manager Welcome screen appears. The Welcome screen displays links to the following documentation:

   • Readme (readme.txt)

   • Release Notes (hpsim-releaseNote.pdf)

   • User Guide (hpsim-userGuide.pdf)

   A background setup screen appears showing that pre-installation is “In Progress.” If the Performance Management Pack that was installed with Insight Manager 7 is detected on your system, the Performance Management Pack Migration Utility for data export is launched.

3. Follow the screen prompts to completion before continuing with the Insight Manager 7 data export. On completion of the data export for the Performance Management Pack, setup detects that you are running Insight Manager 7 SP2.3 or later and automatically launches the HP Systems Insight Manager Data Migration Tool. The Data Migration Tool dialog screen appears.

4. Click Next to continue.

5. Select Next to confirm data export to the following directory and file: C:\Program Files\HP\Systems Insight Manager Data Migration Tool\user-data.dmt. The export of data begins.

6. When the export of data successfully completes, click Next.

7. Select the In-place migration (disable Insight Manager 7) radio button.

8. Click Next. The HP Systems Insight Manager Data Migration Tool export success screen appears and indicates that Insight Manager 7 has been disabled.

9. Click Finish to continue with the installation of the HP Systems Insight Manager components. Refer to Chapter 3 “Installing on Windows” for details. The background setup screen shows that pre-installation is “Done” and the installation is now “In Progress.”

Click Finish. The background setup screen shows that installation is “Done” and the post-installation is now “In Progress.” The import of Insight Manager 7 and Performance Management Pack data has automatically begun.

After all the HP Systems Insight Manager components have been installed, the Insight Manager 7 Data Migration Tool dialog screen automatically appears.

Click Next. A data import screen appears, showing that the data will be imported from the following directory and file: C:\Program Files\HP\Systems Insight Manager Data Migration Tool\user-data.dmt.

Click Next to start the Data Import. The process might take more than an hour depending on the amount of user-defined data and the configuration of the HP Systems Insight Manager. A status window shows the progress.

When data import completes, click Next. A message appears, stating that you must log in to HP Systems Insight Manager to complete the migration process by verifying user accounts, assigning authorizations, and enabling tasks and Automatic Event Handling rules.

Click OK.

At the data import success screen, click Finish.

If the Performance Management Pack was upgraded, then the Performance Management Pack Migration Utility for data import is automatically launched.

Follow the screens to completion. The background setup screen shows the post-installation is “Done.”

Click Finish on the background setup screen, and reboot the system at this time if any HP Systems Insight Manager components indicated the need for this.

	NOTE: For an in-place migration the DMI Indication handler service should be disabled on the CMS.