2.1 Pre-Upgrade Tasks

Before upgrading to PlateSpin Recon 4, perform the following tasks:

2.1.1 Generating Reports and Performing Consolidation Planning on the Existing Data

If your current version of PlateSpin Recon collects a large amount of inventory and monitoring data, NetIQ Corporation recommends that you generate reports and perform consolidation planning based on the existing data. The monitoring data for disk space utilization is collected after the deployment of the Windows Disk Counter add-on. For more information, see Collecting Disk Utilization Counters for Windows Machines in the PlateSpin® Recon 4 User Guide.

2.1.2 Backing Up the PlateSpin Recon Databases

PlateSpin Recon stores all inventory and monitoring data in a SQL Express 2008 R2 (applicable for Recon 4 or later), Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Server, or PostgreSQL (applicable for versions of Recon prior to 4.0) database. Prior to performing an upgrade, it is highly recommended that you back up the PlateSpin Recon databases.

  1. Shut down all the clients.

    If you want to retain the previous backups, copy them to an alternate location prior to performing this backup.

  2. Stop the PlateSpin Recon services.

    For more information on how to stop the PlateSpin Recon services, see Section B.2, Manually Stopping the PlateSpin Recon Services.

  3. Create a reliable backup of the PlateSpin Recon databases. For information about backing up the databases, refer to Knowledge Base article Q7921000.