VCS supported upgrade paths

Table: Supported upgrade paths lists the supported upgrade paths.

Table: Supported upgrade paths

Current version of VCS

AIX 5.2

AIX 5.3

AIX 6.1

AIX 7.1

4.0

4.0 MP1

4.0 MP2

4.0 MP3

4.0 MP4

5.0

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1 TL5 or above.

Warning:

Do not upgrade to AIX 7.1.

Upgrade VCS to 5.0 MP3.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Then, upgrade the operating system to 7.1 if you want to use your Veritas product on AIX 7.1.

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1 TL5 or above.

Warning:

Do not upgrade to AIX 7.1.

Upgrade VCS to 5.0 MP3.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Then, upgrade the operating system to 7.1 if you want to use your Veritas product on AIX 7.1.

Not supported

Not supported

5.0 MP1

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1 TL5 or above.

Warning:

Do not upgrade to AIX 7.1.

Upgrade VCS to 5.0 MP3.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Then, upgrade the operating system to 7.1 if you want to use your Veritas product on AIX 7.1.

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1 TL5 or above.

Warning:

Do not upgrade to AIX 7.1.

Upgrade VCS to 5.0 MP3.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Then, upgrade the operating system to 7.1 if you want to use your Veritas product on AIX 7.1.

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1 TL5 or above.

Warning:

Do not upgrade to AIX 7.1.

Upgrade VCS to 5.0 MP3.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Then, upgrade the operating system to 7.1 if you want to use your Veritas product on AIX 7.1.

Not supported

5.0 MP3

5.0 MP3 RP1

5.0 MP3 RP2

5.0 MP3 RP3

5.0 MP3 RP4

5.0 MP3 RP5

Not supported

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1 TL5 or above.

Warning:

Do not upgrade to AIX 7.1.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Then, upgrade the operating system to 7.1 if you want to use your Veritas product on AIX 7.1.

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1 TL5 or above.

Warning:

Do not upgrade to AIX 7.1.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Then, upgrade the operating system to 7.1 if you want to use your Veritas product on AIX 7.1.

Not supported

5.1

5.1 RP1

5.1 RP2

5.1 SP1

5.1 SP1RP1

Not supported

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1 TL5 or above.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

If you need to upgrade the operating system to AIX 7.1, make sure you upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1 TL5 or above.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

If you need to upgrade the operating system to AIX 7.1, make sure you upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Not supported

5.1SP1RP2

Not supported

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1TL5 or above.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Upgrade the operating system to AIX 6.1TL5 or above

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

5.1 SP1PR1

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

6.0

6.0RP1

Not supported

Not supported

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.

Use the installvcs program to upgrade VCS to VCS 6.0.1.