Migration

As part of the process of migrating to PM 2.7 from version 2.5.xx or 2.6.xx, all parameters will be removed and recreated for each element.  Only those parameters that are used will then be recreated (Unused, previously grayed out parameters will not be shown.)  Previous history for all parameters will be lost during this recreation process, however any previous events generated by those parameters will remain.

BMC© Performance Manager Express for Hardware v2.7.28 requires BMC© Portal v2.5.00 (minimum). It is fully compatible with the Portal v2.5.00 and upwards.

Owing to structural changes from version 2.5.00, an automatic migration from previous versions (2.3.xx) of BPM Express for Hardware is not possible. Users of previous versions should remove the PM from all elements and completely uninstall the PM  (v2.3.xx) before uploading and installing v2.7.28.

If the previous version is not removed from the Portal and v2.7.28 is loaded, the two PMs will appear separately in the list of application classes, and the older version will continue to monitor elements.

BPM Express for Hardware v2.7.28 is integrated with the new WMI collector patch of BMC Portal sdk. Installation of BMC’s WMI patch 2.5.00.033.zip (for Portal 2.5) or 2.6.00.004.zip (for Portal 2.6) is required before migration or installing v2.7.28.