Applies To: System Center 2012 - Operations Manager
Before you upgrade to System Center 2012 – Operations Manager, you must first determine whether all servers in your System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 management group meet the minimum supported configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. For more information, see Supported Configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. You can use a set of process flow diagrams to determine your upgrade path and visualize the process.
The following table lists the process flow diagrams available, along with a description of when each upgrade path should be used.
Condition | Process flow diagram | Checklist |
| When you have a single-server or distributed management group that already meets the minimum supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. | Single-Server and Distributed Upgrade (Simple) Process Flow Diagram | |
| Distributed Upgrade (Simple) | ||
| When your single-server management group does not yet meet the minimum supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager, and requires new hardware. | Single-Server Upgrade (Complex) Process Flow Diagram | Checklist: Single-Server Upgrade (Complex) |
| When your distributed management group has one or more servers that do not meet the minimum supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager, and might require new hardware. | Distributed Upgrade (Complex) Process Flow Diagram | Checklist: Distributed Upgrade (Complex) |
Single-Server and Distributed Upgrade (Simple) Process Flow Diagram
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Single-Server Upgrade (Complex) Process Flow Diagram
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Distributed Upgrade (Complex) Process Flow Diagram
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Checklists
| Single-Server Upgrade (Simple) | ||
| Task | References | |
| Import the Upgrade Helper management pack. | Import the Upgrade Helper Management Pack | |
| Review the Operations Manager 2007 R2 event logs. | Review the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Event Logs | |
| Remove agents from Pending Management. | Remove Agents from Pending Management | |
| Check for any active connected consoles to the root management server. | Check the Operations Manager 2007 R2 RMS for Active Connected Consoles | |
| Back up the RMS encryption key (SecureStorageBackup.exe). | Back Up the RMS Encryption Key | |
| Disable all notification subscriptions. | Disable Notification Subscriptions | |
| Stop services or disable any connectors that are installed. | Stop Services for Connectors | |
| Verify that your operational database has enough free space. | Verify that the Operational Database Has More than 50 Percent of Free Space | |
| Verify that you have a supported SQL Server collation on all databases and instances of databases. | Verify the SQL Server Collation | |
| Back up the databases. | Back up the Operations Manager Databases | |
| Upgrade the manually installed agents. | Upgrading Manually Installed Agents | |
| Run the management group upgrade on the root management server. | How to Upgrade an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Single-Server Management Group | |
| Upgrade the push-installed agents. | Upgrading Push-Installed Agents | |
| Re-enable the notification subscriptions. | Re-enable the Notification Subscriptions. | |
| Restart or re-enable the service for any connectors that are installed. | Restart the Connector Services | |
| Update overrides. | Update Overrides | |
| Verify the success of the upgrade. | Verify upgrade success | |
| Distributed Upgrade (Simple) | ||
| Task | References | |
| Import the Upgrade Helper management pack. | Import the Upgrade Helper Management Pack | |
| Move agents that report to the RMS to a secondary management server. | How to Move Agents to an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Secondary Management Server (Operations Manager Upgrade) | |
| Back up the encryption key. | Back Up the Encryption Key | |
| Review the Operations Manager 2007 R2 event logs. | Review the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Event Logs | |
| Remove agents from pending management. | Remove Agents from Pending Management | |
| Verify that you have a supported SQL Server collation on all databases and instances of databases. | Verify the SQL Collation | |
| Upgrade the manually installed agents. | Upgrading Manually Installed Agents | |
| Upgrade the secondary management servers. | How to Upgrade a Secondary Management Server from Operations Manager 2007 R2 | |
| Upgrade gateways, if present. | How to Upgrade a Gateway Server from Operations Manager 2007 R2 | |
| Upgrade the push-installed agents. | Upgrading Push-Installed Agents | |
| Check for any active, connected consoles to the root management server. | Check the Operations Manager 2007 R2 RMS for Active, Connected Consoles | |
| Disable all notification subscriptions. | Disable the Notification Subscriptions | |
| Stop services or disable any connectors that are installed. | Stop the Services for Connectors | |
| Verify that your operational database has enough free space. | Verify that the Operational Database Has More than 50 Percent of Free Space | |
| Back up the databases. | Back Up the Operations Manager Databases | |
| Restore the encryption key on secondary management server. | Restore the Encryption Key on the Secondary Management Server | |
| Run management group upgrade on the root management server. | How to Upgrade a Management Group from an Operations Manager 2007 R2 RMS | |
| Upgrade or install the optional features, such as the web consoles and Reporting server. | Upgrading or Installing Optional Features | |
| Re-enable notification subscriptions. | Re-enable the Notification Subscriptions | |
| Restart or re-enable the service for any connectors that are installed. | Restart the Connector Services | |
| Update overrides. | Update Overrides | |
| Verify the success of the upgrade. | Verify the Upgrade Success | |
| Single-Server Upgrade (Complex) | ||
| Task | References | |
| Add a secondary management server and install System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2. | How to Add an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Secondary Management Server (Operations Manager Upgrade) | |
| Move agents that report to the root management (RMS) server to the secondary management server. | How to Move Agents to an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Secondary Management Server (Operations Manager Upgrade) | |
| If SQL Server does not meet the supported configuration requirements, upgrade SQL Server. | Upgrading SQL Server (Operations Manager Upgrade) | |
| Back up the encryption key. | Back Up the Encryption Key | |
| Review the Operations Manager 2007 R2 event logs. | Review the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Event Logs | |
| Remove agents from Pending Management. | Remove Agents from Pending Management | |
| Verify that you have a supported SQL Server collation on all databases and instances of databases. | Verify the SQL Collation | |
| Upgrade the manually installed agents. | Upgrading Manually Installed Agents | |
| Upgrade the secondary management server. | How to Upgrade a Secondary Management Server from Operations Manager 2007 R2 | |
| Upgrade the push-installed agents. | Upgrading Push-Installed Agents | |
| Check for any active connected consoles to the root management server. | Check the Operations Manager 2007 R2 RMS for Active Connected Consoles | |
| Disable all notification subscriptions. | Disable the Notification Subscriptions | |
| Stop services or disable any connectors that are installed. | Stop the Services for Connectors | |
| Verify that your operational database has enough free space. | Verify that the Operational Database Has More than 50 Percent of Free Space | |
| Back up the databases. | Back Up the Operations Manager Databases | |
| Restore the encryption key on secondary management server. | Restore the Encryption Key on the Secondary Management Server | |
| Run management group upgrade on the secondary management server. | How to Upgrade a Management Group from an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Secondary Management Server | |
| Re-enable the notification subscriptions. | Re-enable the Notification Subscriptions. | |
| Restart or re-enable the service for any connectors that are installed. | Restart the Connector Services | |
| Uninstall the old root management server. | Uninstall the Old RMS | |
| Update overrides. | Update Overrides | |
| Verify the success of the upgrade. | Verify the Upgrade Success | |
| Distributed Upgrade (Complex) |
Import the Upgrade Helper Management Pack
| Task | References | |
Import the Upgrade Helper Management Pack | Upgrade Helper Management Pack |
Replacing Secondary Management Servers
| Task | References | |
| If operating system is 32-bit, add a secondary management server. | How to Add an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Secondary Management Server (Operations Manager Upgrade) | |
| Move the Operations Manager 2007 R2 agents to a secondary management server, and remove the old secondary management server. | How to Move Agents to an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Secondary Management Server (Operations Manager Upgrade) | |
| Ensure that the secondary management server meets the supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. | Supported Configurations for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager |
| Task | References | |
| If gateway server does not have a 64-bit operating system, build a new gateway server. | How to Replace an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Gateway that Has an Unsupported Configuration (Operations Manager Upgrade) | |
| Remove the old gateway server. | How to Remove an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Gateway (Operations Manager Upgrade) | |
| Ensure that the gateway server meets the supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. | Supported Configurations for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager |
| Task | References | |
| If RMS does not meet supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager, move agents that report to root management server to the secondary management server. | How to Move Agents to an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Secondary Management Server (Operations Manager Upgrade) | |
| If Microsoft SQL Server does not meet the supported configuration requirements, upgrade SQL Server. | Upgrading SQL Server (Operations Manager Upgrade) | |
| Back up the encryption key. | Back Up the Encryption Key | |
| Review the Operations Manager 2007 R2 event logs. | Review the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Event Logs | |
| Check if any gateway servers report to an unsupported RMS. | Check for Gateway Servers Reporting to the RMS | |
| Remove agents from Pending Management. | Remove Agents from Pending Management | |
| Verify that you have a supported SQL Server collation on all databases and instances of databases. | Verify the SQL Server Collation | |
| Upgrade the manually installed agents. | Upgrading Manually Installed Agents | |
| Upgrade the secondary management servers. | How to Upgrade a Secondary Management Server from Operations Manager 2007 R2 | |
| Upgrade gateway servers, if present. | How to Upgrade a Gateway Server from Operations Manager 2007 R2 | |
| Upgrade the push-installed agents. | Upgrading Push-Installed Agents |
Management Group Upgrade from RMS
| Task | References | |
| Check for any active, connected consoles to the root management server. | Check the Operations Manager 2007 R2 RMS for Active Connected Consoles | |
| Disable all notification subscriptions. | Disable the Notification Subscriptions | |
| Stop services or disable any connectors that are installed. | Stop the Services for Connectors | |
| Verify that your operational database has sufficient free space. | Verify that the Operational Database has More than 50 Percent of Free Space | |
| Back up all databases. | Back Up the Operations Manager Databases | |
| Run management group upgrade on the root management server. | How to Upgrade a Management Group from an Operations Manager 2007 R2 RMS | |
| Upgrade optional features. | Upgrading or Installing Optional Features | |
| Re-enable the notification subscriptions. | Re-enable the Notification Subscriptions. | |
| Restart or re-enable the service for any connectors that are installed. | Restart the Connector Services | |
| Update overrides. | Update Overrides | |
| Verify the success of the upgrade. | Verify the Upgrade Success |
Management Group Upgrade from Secondary Management Server
| Task | References | |
| Check for any active, connected consoles to the root management server. | Check the Operations Manager 2007 R2 RMS for Active, Connected Consoles | |
| Disable all notification subscriptions. | Disable the Notification Subscriptions | |
| Stop services or disable any connectors that are installed. | Stop the Services for Connectors | |
| Verify that your operational database has sufficient free space. | Verify that the Operational Database has More than 50 Percent of Free Space | |
| Back up all databases. | Back Up the Operations Manager Databases | |
| Restore the encryption key. | Restore the Encryption Key on the Secondary Management Server | |
| Run the management group upgrade on the secondary management server. | How to Upgrade a Management Group from an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Secondary Management Server | |
| If required, install the optional features, such as the consoles and Reporting. | Upgrading or Installing Optional Features | |
| Re-enable the notification subscriptions. | Re-enable the Notification Subscriptions. | |
| Restart or re-enable the service for any connectors that are installed. | Restart the Connector Services | |
| Uninstall the old root management server. | Uninstall the Old RMS | |
| Update overrides. | Update Overrides | |
| Verify the success of the upgrade. | Verify the Upgrade Success |
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