4.4 Performing the Upgrade to 5.0

Before performing any upgrades, consult the Release Notes and the Readme for any technical considerations. To upgrade to version 5.0, you must be running version 4.6, or 4.7.

IMPORTANT:PortalBuilder is no longer supported in Operations Center v5.0 and it is automatically uninstalled as part of the upgrade process. Any existing Business Service Dashboard database definitions are also removed.

If upgrading to 5.0 from version 4.6 or 4.7, perform the following steps to upgrade to Operations Center version 5.0:

  1. Using the Operations Center console, delete any adapter instances for retired adapters.

    For a list of retired adapters, seeRetired Adapters in Operations Center 5.0 Release Notes.

  2. Shut down the Operations Center server.

  3. Continue with Section 2.0, Operations Center server Installation with the following exceptions:

    • If you have an existing implementation that uses Remote Container, Event Integrator (EVE), and/or Business Experience Manager (BEM), select the custom install option in Step 6. Select the corresponding product names to upgrade from the custom install choices:

      If using and upgrading:

      Then select this custom install option:

      Business Experience Manager

      Experience Manager

      Event Integrator

      Event Manager

      Remote Container

      Remote Container

      For more information about product name changes, see Novell Branding in the Operations Center 5.0 Release Notes.

    • Specify the existing Managed Objects installation directory in Step 7.