TSM question

[jo19021]

We recently migrated an ondemand instance from one server to a newer server.  However, because there was data on disk platters on the old server, that data was not moved immediately, as there was pressure to get off of the old server.  So, we set the TSM on the new server to point to the old server TSM until we had time to convert the data from the platters.  I have recently converted the data (using TSM) from the disk platters to temporary cache on the old server.  The old server is TSM v5.1 and the new server is version 5.5. 
Would it be best to a) upgrade the old server to 5.5 and then migrate
                           b) install 5.1 on new server, migrate and then upgrade

Also, any suggestion on the best way to move this data using TSM would be most appreciated.

[Justin Derrick]

I personally haven't gone from such a backleveled system to such a new version in one step, but you *might* be able to do a backup-and-restore of the TSM database straight from 5.1 to 5.5.

If that doesn't work, upgrade the old server to TSM 5.3, then do the backup & restore.

Let us know how it goes, and good luck!

-JD.

[jo19021]

Thanks.  May I ask why you recommend 5.3?