Performing a Remote Migration

Export Performance Management Pack and Insight Manager 7 data:

1. Acquire HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2 by downloading the HP Systems Insight Manager software from http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim and selecting Download or through the 7.20 HP Management CD.

2. Start the migration process by launching setup.exe from the download package or from the Management CD. Select ProductsHP Systems Insight ManagerInstall.

   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

   	NOTE: If Insight Manager 7 Service Pack 2, 2.1 or 2.2 is detected, the HP Systems Insight Manager Data Migration Tool displays an option to upgrade to Insight Manager 7 SP2.3. Select this option and follow the screen prompts to install the Softpaq. When complete, launch setup.exe again from the download package or from the Management CD, select ProductsHP Systems Insight ManagerInstall again to start the export of Insight Manager 7 data.

4. Click Next to continue.

5. Click Next to confirm data export to the following 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 Remote migration (do not disable Insight Manager 7) radio button.

8. Click Next. HP Systems Insight Manager Data Migration Tool export success screen appears and instructs you to copy the export file to the server on which HP Systems Insight Manager will be installed.

9. Click Finish to exit the Data Migration Tool. The background process shows pre-installation is “Done” and installation is “In Progress.”

10. Cancel out of the Welcome screen for the HP Systems Insight Manager install. The background setup shows that both installation and post-installation are “Not Done.”

11. Click Finish on the background setup screen to close it out.

12. Copy the file C:\Program Files\HP\Systems Insight Manager Data Migration Tool\user-data.dmt to a location where it can be accessed from the new HP SIM 4.2 server.

13. Copy the file PMP DMT installation directory\data\pmp.jar to a location where it can be accessed from the new HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2 server. The Performance Management Pack Data Migration Tool installation directory is usually c:\Program Files\HP\Performance Management Pack Data Migration Tool.

14. Go to the server to be used for the new HP Systems Insight Manager, and launch setup.exe from the download package or from the Management CD. Select ProductsHP Systems Insight ManagerInstall to start the HP Systems Insight Manager components installation. The background setup screen will show pre-installation is “Not Done” and installation is now “In Progress:”

15. Click Install on the HP Systems Insight Manager welcome screen to begin the installation of HP Systems Insight Manager components. Refer to Chapter 3 “Installing on Windows” for details.

16. Click Finish when the installation is complete to close the HP Systems Insight Manager Installer window. The background set up screen will show installation is “Done” and post-installation is “Not Done.”

17. Click Finish on the background setup screen to close it out.

Import Insight Manager 7 and Performance Management Pack data:

1. After HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2 and all its components have been installed, launch dmtshell.exe from the download package or from the Management CD on HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2 server. The background setup screen will not display. The Insight Manager 7 Data Migration Tool dialog screen automatically appears.

2. Click Next.

3. Specify the location of the user-data.dmt file as noted during the export process when prompted.

4. Click OK to dismiss the prompt.

5. Click Open when the export file is located.

6. Click Next. Insight Manager 7 Data Import starts. 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 bar shows the progress.

7. Click OK.

8. Click Finish.

If a migration file for the Performance Management Pack was created, launch pmpdmt.exe to import the Performance Management Pack data. Follow the screens to completion, pointing to the location of the pmp.jar file as noted during the export process.

If the Performance Management Pack 2.1 server licenses/logged data is migrated and after HP Performance Management Pack 3.0 is installed, launch pmpshell.exe to import Performance Management Pack 2.1 server licenses/logged data. Follow the screens to completion, pointing to the PMP data file (pmp.jar) as noted during the export process.

Reboot the system at this time if any of the HP Systems Insight Manager components indicate the need .