Upgrade Scenarios

The latest version of CA CSM includes the following changes:

Updated versions of prepackaged CA CSM components, including CA Datacom/MSM and Apache Tomcat
Change in USS folder structure and CA CSM component names
Removal of some CA CSM components and inclusion of new CA CSM components

Note: Upgrades from versions before CA MSM R4.1 are not supported. You should uninstall your current version and install the latest version as a new installation.

The following upgrade scenarios are possible:

CA MSM R4.1 to the latest version

In this scenario, the following actions are performed:

12 previous version CA Datacom/MSM database tables are copied, restructured, and data is converted, if any.
7 existing CA Datacom/MSM tables are removed.
18 new CA Datacom/MSM tables are added to their respective database areas.
Additional data is added to the following database tables:
- IDC (IDCONTROL)
- LIS (LISTTASKTYPE)
System Registry tables are replaced with revised data.

CA MSM V5.0 to the latest version

In this scenario, the following actions are performed:

8 previous version CA Datacom/MSM database tables are copied, restructured, and data is converted, if any.
8 existing CA Datacom/MSM tables are removed.
18 new CA Datacom/MSM tables are added to their respective database areas.
Additional data is added to the following database tables:
- IDC (IDCONTROL)
- LIS (LISTTASKTYPE)
System Registry tables are replaced with revised data.

CA CSM R5.1 to the latest version

In this scenario, the following actions are performed:

10 previous version CA Datacom/MSM database tables are copied, restructured, and data is converted, if any.
12 new CA Datacom/MSM tables are added to their respective database areas.
System Registry tables are replaced with revised data.