HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft SQL Server Licenses - Manual (Page 18)

Upgrading from Recovery Manager 4.2.0 for SQL to Recovery Manager 4.4.2 for
SQL
When upgrading, you need to uninstall the existing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL application
along with the dependent components (for example, VSS and CLI) before installing the latest version
of Recovery Manager for SQL.
Upgrading the Production Server
1. Uninstall HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL. For more information, see “Uninstalling HP
Recovery Manager for SQL” (page 18) .
2. Install HP 3PAR Recovery Manager 4.4.2 for SQL. For more information, see “Installing HP
3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL” (page 14) .
Upgrading the Backup Server
The upgrade steps for the Recovery Manager backup server also apply to the Remote Copy backup
servers, if applicable to your setup.
1. If you plan to use a different installation folder for the new version of HP 3PAR Recovery
Manager for SQL and not the same folder as the previous version, make a copy of the
repository. The repository is located in:
•
Recovery Manager 4.2.0 or later for SQL: <Install Directory>\RM\SQL\Data
If you plan to use the same installation folder for the new version as the folder that was used
for the previous version, skip this step.
2. Uninstall the previous version of 3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL. For more information, see
“Uninstalling HP Recovery Manager for SQL” (page 18) .
3. Install HP 3PAR Recovery Manager 4.4.2 for SQL. For more information, see “Installing HP
3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL” (page 14) .
4. If you used a different installation folder for Recovery Manager 4.4.2 for SQL, copy the
repository data from the previous version of HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL to:
<Install Directory>\RM\SQL\Data
If you used the same installation folder for both the new and previous version, skip this step.
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL automatically imports all the repository data.
When upgrading to Recovery Manager 4.4.2 from version 4.2.0 , after the upgrade, user needs
to execute the command updaterepository to merge duplicate database names in SQL
repository. For more details about this command, see
updaterepository
Verifying the Upgrade
1. Verify HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL is listed as a service that is currently running.
2. Check whether you can see the previously created virtual copies in the GUI. Register the SQL
servers again, if necessary.
3. If you used the Recovery Manager for Backup Server option to install the application, verify
that the HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft SQL Server icon appears on the desktop.
4. Verify the registry key. For more information, see “Understanding the Registry” (page 16) .
Uninstalling HP Recovery Manager for SQL
1. Log on as the system administrator.
2. Click Start
→Control Panel→Programs and Features.
3. Select HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft SQL Server.
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