Preparing for the DB2 server upgrade

Back up the IBM® DB2® server configuration and your IBM Sametime® databases to ensure you don't lose data during the migration process.

About this task

Even databases that do not require schema updates should be backed up before you connect the Sametime 9.0.1 deployment to them. The backup ensures that you can revert to the previous version of each database if necessary.

Important: Due to a known problem, the Sametime Gateway database will be overwritten when you install Sametime 9.0.1 Gateway. You must back up the database before deploying Sametime 9.0.1 so that you can restore the database after the installation is complete.

Procedure

Prepare your DB2 server and databases for upgrade by completing the tasks described in the DB2 topic, Pre-upgrade tasks for DB2 servers.

As part of the pre-upgrade process, you will back up the databases used by Sametime. The following list provides the default database name for each Sametime component:

  • Sametime System Console: STSC
  • Sametime Advanced Server: STADV
  • Sametime Proxy Server: STPS
  • Sametime Meeting Server: STMS
  • Sametime Gateway: STGW
  • Sametime Bandwidth Manager: BWM_DATA