Checklist: Single-Server Upgrade (Simple)
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 - Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Operations Manager
This checklist walks you through an upgrade of a System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 single-server management group that already meets the minimum supported configurations for Operations Manager. For more information, see Supported Configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager.
If your single-server management group does not yet meet the minimum supported configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager, or if you have a distributed management group, see the following checklists.
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Your Operations Manager 2007 R2 single-server management group does not meet the minimum supported configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager and requires new hardware. |
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Your Operations Manager 2007 R2 distributed management group already meets the minimum supported configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. |
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Your Operations Manager 2007 R2 distributed management group has one or more servers that do not meet the minimum supported configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager and might require new hardware. |
If you prefer to avoid downtime on your single-server management group, you can add a secondary management server and then follow the distributed management group upgrade process. For more information, see:
Checklist
Use the following checklist to upgrade your single-server management group if it already meets the supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager
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You can also view a process flow diagram that links to the relevant topics. For more information, see Single-Server and Distributed Upgrade (Simple) Process Flow Diagram
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Import the Upgrade Helper management pack. |
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Review the Operations Manager 2007 R2 event logs. |
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Remove agents from Pending Management. |
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Check for any active connected consoles to the root management server. |
Check the Operations Manager 2007 R2 RMS for Active Connected Consoles |
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Back up the RMS encryption key (SecureStorageBackup.exe). |
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Disable all notification subscriptions. |
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Stop services or disable any connectors that are installed. |
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Verify that your operational database has enough free space. |
Verify that the Operational Database Has More Than 50 Percent Free Space |
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Verify that you have a supported SQL Server collation on all databases and instances of databases. |
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Back up the databases. |
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Upgrade the manually installed agents. |
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Run the management group upgrade on the root management server. |
How to Upgrade an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Single-Server Management Group |
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Upgrade the push-installed agents. |
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Re-enable the notification subscriptions. |
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Restart or re-enable the service for any connectors that are installed. |
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Update overrides. |
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Verify the success of the upgrade. |