SMS: Version 1.2 to 2.0 Secondary Site Upgrade Options

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Options for Upgrading a Systems Management Server Secondary Site

• Download the upgrade from the parent site.
  
  Select this option when the secondary site does not have an administrator who can perform the upgrade and when the impact on inter-site bandwidth is not a concern. Each site upgrade involves the transmission of approximately 65 MB of data. Concurrent secondary site upgrades should be limited to less than the "maximum concurrent sendings" for "all sites," as set in Systems Management Server Sender Manager.
  
• Initiate the upgrade from the parent site using source files located at the secondary site.
  
  Select this option when you want to control the upgrade from the primary site but want to minimize the impact on inter-site bandwidth.
  
• Upgrade locally at the secondary site server using the Systems Management Server installation CD-ROM.
  
  Select this option when the secondary site has an administrator who can perform the upgrade or when the impact on inter-site bandwidth is a concern.

If you plan to initiate the upgrade from the parent site but complete the installation at the secondary site, make sure the source files are at the secondary site. Someone at the secondary site must insert the Systems Management Server 2.0 CD-ROM into a drive that is accessible from the secondary site server. Alternatively, you can copy all of the files (both i386 and Alpha, even if you are using only one of these platforms) to a network drive at the secondary site before you begin the upgrade.

NOTE: As soon as you have run the Secondary Site Upgrade Wizard at the primary site, the secondary site's properties appear in the details pane when its parent site is selected in the console tree. However, the secondary site's properties do not appear under the parent site in the console tree until the primary site receives the site control file from the upgraded secondary site. This can take up to 24 hours.