PlateSpin Recon stores all inventory and monitoring data in either a SQL 2000, SQL 2005, or PostgreSQL Server database. Prior to performing an upgrade, it is highly recommended that you back up the PlateSpin Recon databases.
NOTE:You must shut down all clients and stop the PlateSpin Recon services prior to performing a backup. If you want to retain previous backups, copy them to an alternate location prior to performing this backup. For more information on how to stop the PlateSpin Recon services, see Section A.2, Manually Stopping the PlateSpin Recon Services.
Launch Enterprise manager and connect to the server.
Right-click the database you want to back up.
Select from the pop-up menu.
Select .
Select and specify the new filename and the location for the backup.
If you are upgrading a previously installed instance of PlateSpin Recon/PowerRecon, the Upgrade confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click to continue.
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Launch SQL Management Studio and connect to the server.
Right-click the database you want to back up.
Select from the pop-up menu.
Select .
Select and specify the new name and the location for the backup.
Make sure that the device you select has enough free space for the database.
Click in the list to the left.
Select .
Click
Launch PgAdmin III and connect to the server.
Right-click the database you want to back up.
Select .
Specify the filename for the backup. Ensure that the file does not already exist.
Accept default values for all options.
Click .
When the backup is finished, click .
To upgrade PlateSpin Recon, follow the instructions in Section 1.2, Installing PlateSpin Recon, paying special attention to the upgrade information.
If you customized reports prior to performing an upgrade, you might see duplicate names in the list of report templates in the Report Explorer. This is to prevent your custom information from being deleted during an upgrade.
If you backed up the PlateSpin Recon databases prior to an upgrade, as described in Section 2.1.1, Before Upgrading PlateSpin Recon, you need to restore the backed-up databases when the upgrade is complete.
Launch Enterprise manager and connect to the server.
Make sure that you do not already have a database with the same name as the database you want to restore.
Right-click the node in the tree on the left.
Select from the pop-up menu.
Specify a new name for the database in the field.
Select .
Click .
Click .
Select the file that contains the backup you want to restore.
Click .
Select .
Click the tab and make sure that the location where the database files will be created is correct. Change the location if necessary.
Click .
Launch SQL Management Studio and connect to the server.
Make sure that you do not already have a database with the same name as the database you want to restore.
Right-click the node in the tree on the left.
Select .
Specify the new name for the database in the field.
Select .
Click the button.
Click and select the file that contains the backup you want to restore.
Click .
Select the check box next to the database backup set you want to restore. Only one set should be selected.
Click in the list on the left.
Make sure that the location where the database files will be created is correct. Change the location if necessary.
Click .
Launch PgAdmin III and connect to the server.
Right-click the node and select from the pop-up menu.
Create the database in the correct table space with default parameters and a new name.
Right-click the database you just created and select from the pop-up menu.
Select the name of the file that contains the backup you want to restore.
Click .
Several messages are displayed, ending with Process returned exit code 1.
IMPORTANT:Do not click .
Click .
After performing an upgrade from PlateSpin Recon version 3.1 to 3.6, all the existing Virtual Center nodes in the Data Center Explorer need to have their inventory refreshed for their managed ESX machines to display properly under the Virtual Center node.
From the Data Center Explorer, right-click a Virtual Center node.
Select > .
Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each Virtual Center node in the Data Center Explorer.