Supported upgrade paths for SF 6.0.1

The following tables describe upgrading to 6.0.1.

Table: RHEL 5 x64 upgrades using the script- or Web-based installer

Veritas software versions

RHAS 2.1 or RHEL 3

RHEL 4

RHEL 5

3.4.x

4.0

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to RHEL 5 U5. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

N/A

N/A

4.1

4.1 MP1

4.1 MP2

4.1 MP3

4.1 MP4

N/A

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to RHEL 5 U5. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to RHEL 5 U5. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

5.0

5.0 MP1

5.0 MP2

N/A

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to RHEL 5 U5. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

N/A

5.0 MP3

5.0 MP4

N/A

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to RHEL 5 U5. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

Upgrade to RHEL5 U5. Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

5.1

5.1 RPx

5.1 PR1

5.1 SP1

5.1 SP1 RPx

N/A

N/A

Upgrade to RHEL5 U5. Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

6.0

6.0 RP1

N/A

N/A

Upgrade to RHEL5 U5. Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

Table: RHEL6 x64 upgrades using the script- or Web-based installer

Veritas software versions

RHEL 4

RHEL5

RHEL 6

4.1

4.1 MP1

4.1 MP2

4.1 MP3

4.1 MP4

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to RHEL 6 U2. Use the installer to install to 6.0.1.

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to RHEL 6 U2. Use the installer to install to 6.0.1.

N/A

5.0

5.0 MP1

5.0 MP2

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to RHEL 6 U2. Use the installer to install to6.0.1.

N/A

N/A

5.0 MP3

5.0 MP4

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall product. Upgrade to RHEL 6 U2. Use the installer to install to 6.0.1.

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall product. Upgrade to RHEL 6 U2. Use the installer to install to 6.0.1.

N/A

5.1

5.1 RPx

5.1 PR1

5.1 SP1

5.1 SP1 RPx

N/A

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall product. Upgrade to RHEL 6 U2. Use the installer to install to 6.0.1.

Upgrade to RHEL 6 U2 or RHEL 6 U3 and then use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

5.1 SP1 PR2

5.1 SP1PR3

N/A

N/A

Upgrade to RHEL 6 U2. Upgrade VM P-patch for RHEL 6 U2 if VRTSvxvm is installed. Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

6.0

6.0 RP1

N/A

No Upgrade Path exists. Uninstall product. Upgrade to RHEL 6 U2. Use the installer to install to 6.0.1.

Upgrade to RHEL6 U2 or later. Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

Table: SLES 10 x64 upgrades using the script- or Web-based installer

Veritas software versions

SLES 8

SLES 9

SLES 10

3.4.x

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES10 SP4. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

N/A

N/A

4.1

4.1 MP1

4.1 MP2

N/A

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES10 SP4. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

N/A

4.1 MP3

4.1 MP4

N/A

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES10 SP4. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES10 SP4. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

5.0

5.0 MP1

5.0 MP2

N/A

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES10 SP4. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

N/A

5.0 MP3

5.0 MP4

N/A

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES10 SP4. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

Upgrade to SLES10 SP4. Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

5.0 RU4

5.1

5.1 RPx

5.1 PR1

5.1 SP1

5.1 SP1 RPx

N/A

N/A

Upgrade to SLES10 SP4. Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

6.0

6.0 RP1

N/A

N/A

Upgrade directly to 6.0.1 using the installer script.

Table: SLES 11 x64 upgrades using the script- or Web-based installer

Veritas software versions

SLES 9

SLES 10

SLES 11

4.1

4.1 MP1

4.1 MP2

5.0

5.0 MP1

5.0 MP2

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES11 SP1 or SP2. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

N/A

N/A

4.1 MP3

4.1 MP4

5.0 MP3

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES11 SP1 or SP2 . Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES11 SP1 or SP2. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

N/A

5.0 MP4

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES11 SP1 or SP2. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall the product. Upgrade to SLES11 SP1 or SP2. Use the installer to install 6.0.1.

Upgrade to SLES11 SP1 or SP2. Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

5.0 RU1

N/A

N/A

Upgrade to SLES11 SP1 or SP2. Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

5.1

5.1 RPx

5.1 SP1

5.1 SP1 RPx

N/A

N/A

Upgrade to SLES11 SP1 or SP2. Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.1.

6.0

6.0 RP1

N/A

N/A

No upgrade path exists. Uninstall product. Upgrade to SLES11 SP1 or SP2. Upgrade directly to 6.0.1 using the installer script.