Moving OMSA install from one PE model to another one

[Matt Domsch]

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 11:21:57AM +0200, Giulio Orsero wrote:
> RHEL5, OMSA 5.5
> 
> Let's ignore storage/network drivers problems.
> 
> 1)
> Suppose I install OMSA on a PE model X (say 840), then I move the HDs to a
> PE model Y (say T300) and boot the system.
> 
> If the OMSA version supports the new PE model, what happens next:
> a) OMSA will automatically detect and adapt to the new PE model, nothing is
> required on my part.
> b) I have to run a command (which one?) to tell OMSA about the PE switch.
> c) I have to edit a file (which one?) to tell OMSA about the PE switch.

Most of it will be fine.

It gets trickier if you have changed the DRAC version in the system,
from a DRAC 3 to 4 or 5 (or higher...).  The current OMSA installer
looks at your system, and installs the proper DRACx racadm software
for the current system.  You may have the incorrect racadm for your
system if you install on one version, then moved to another with a
different DRAC family.

And yes, this is something the OM team is aware of, and are working to
fix in a future release.  There's no good reason you couldn't have
tools for all the DRAC families installed in parallel.

Thanks,
Matt

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Matt Domsch
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