HP Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations

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Upgrading from ABS V2.X/V3.X to V4.x
Environment
D.1 Introduction
This appendix describes the various conversion activities that are needed when upgrading to
ABS/MDMS V4.x from previous versions of ABS. These upgrades from V2.x or V3.x are
described under different headings for your reference.
For upgrading from ABS V2.x/V3.x to the latest version, separate procedures are provided that
guide you to through the upgrade process. It also covers converting specific catalog format,
RMS and RDB policy databases.
D.2 Upgrading from ABS/MDMS V2.x/V3.x to V4.x
This section on upgrading from ABS/MDMS V2.x/V3.x provides details on the version specific
upgrade command procedures that must be executed to upgrade to an ABS/MDMS V4.x version.
It also involves converting the catalog formats, RMS and RDB policy databases.
D.2.1 Converting ABS/MDMS V2.x to ABS/MDMS V4.x
ABS V2.x uses TAPESTART.COM, Volume and Magazine databases, and various data files for
Media Management. It also uses ABS Policy database for the ABS objects. You might want to
convert the media information into the MDMS databases or create new objects. In ABS/MDMS
V4.x, the ABS Policy Engine has been moved into the MDMS server. To upgrade to ABS V4.x,
the ABS 2.x or 3.x Policy database information must be exported to the MDMS database. You
also need to do some catalog modifications.
Note
If you are using an ABS RDB policy database, it must be converted to an RMS database
before exporting the data to the V4.x format. The RDB conversion must be done
before updating to V4.x. See Section D.2.5, “Converting ABS V2.x/V3.x RDB Policy
Database to ABS V4.x (MDMS Server Database)”.
• To convert TAPESTART.COM, Volume and Magazine databases into ABS/MDMS V4.x
databases, use the command procedure MDMS$SYSTEM:
MDMS$CONVERT_V2_TO_V3. See Section D.2.2, “Converting ABS V3.0B and MDMS
2.x to ABS/MDMS V4.x” for more information.
• To convert ABS catalogs, use SYS$SYSTEM:ABS$CATALOG_UPGRADE.EXE. See
Section D.2.4, “Converting ABS V2.x Catalogs to V4.x Format” for more information.
• To convert the ABS RDB database to an RMS database, see Section D.2.5, “Converting
ABS V2.x/V3.x RDB Policy Database to ABS V4.x (MDMS Server Database)” for more
information.
Upgrading from ABS V2.X/V3.X to V4.x Environment D–1