ZRM Enterprise 3.6 provides new functionality and has fixes for the issues reported by ZRM Enterprise customers (see the changes below).
You can upgrade from ZRM server from 3.5 to 3.6 by running the ZRM server 3.6 installer. It will automatically detect the presence of earlier installation and prompt the user for the upgrade. The configuration will be preserved during upgrade. Before the upgrade process, it is important to make a copy of /etc/mysql-zrm/mysql-zrm.conf* files on the ZRM server. If there are changes to this file, they will have to manually merged. Please contact Zmanda support if you need help with the merge.
You can upgrade the ZRM client software on the clients by running package install program such as rpm, dpkg, pkgaddas appropriate for the platform. If the package manager does not provide an upgrade option, you can uninstall 3.5 package and install 3.6 package.
Users upgrading from releases earlier than ZRM 3.5 should contact Zmanda Support team. Zmanda offers Quick Upgrade services for customers who would like Zmanda to perform the upgrade from older releases.
Note: If you are planning to upgrading by uninstalling the 3.5 version and installing ZRM Enterprise 3.6, you must make a copy of /etc/mysql-zrm/mysql-zrm.conf* files on the ZRM server. Otherwise, the changes to these files will be lost (Site specific backup set configuration).
The Amanda backup server can reside on the same machine as the ZRM server. Amanda Enteprise 3.3.x is compatible with ZRM server 3.6. Please use the following procedure (order of steps is important):
# chmod 777 /etc/zmanda
# chmod 755 /etc/zmanda/*.cnf
# chmod 755 /etc/zmanda/*.cnf
# /etc/init.d/zmc_aee stop
# /etc/init.d/zmc_zrm stop
# /etc/init.d/zmc_zrm start
# /etc/init.d/zmc_aee start
For installing ZRM 3.6 along with older versions of Amanda Enterprise, please contact Zmanda Support team before installation.
Note: Please ignore the message about the man page for zm-support tool is already installed when you are installing the second product.
For a full list of supported platforms please review the compatibility guide here.
ZRM Enterprise 3.6 documentation provides detailed information on how to install and configure Amanda server and client on these platforms.