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  • 1.  upgrade GI 11.5 to 12

    Posted 4 days ago

    Hi

    I want to prepare to upgrade GDP from 11.5 to 12 p10

    If I choose to create a parallel environment with 12 p10 and gradually retire 11 by changing GIM_URL of GIM on 11 to 12 MU

    The question is : can I move 11.x GIM and STAP to new build 12 p10 appliance?

    I ask this because I had a previous experience/ IBM ticket  when an appliance was upgraded from 11.5 to 11.0p530 WITHOUT GIM or STAP client connected and IBM code logic assumed that new STAP will all be SHA256 and when I wanted to move GIM clients from another 11.0p530 MU  (which was upgraded with connected GIM clients) the change  GIM_URL  did not succeeded because GIM clients used SHA 128 communication on first MU (upgraded with connected clients) and when tried to connect to new MU (upgraded without connected clients) did not succeed to connect due to SHA 256 certificate on new MU

    Thanks

    Sorin



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  • 2.  RE: upgrade GI 11.5 to 12

    IBM Champion
    Posted 3 days ago

    Hi @Sorin Tapalaga,

    You do have to consider the GIM SHA256 situation, but it sounds like maybe all of your GIMs are using SHA256 now, in which case you should be fine with your planned migration strategy. If you have GIMs still running SHA1, you should upgrade them using the transitional bundle first.



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  • 3.  RE: upgrade GI 11.5 to 12

    Posted 23 hours ago

    Hi Wendy,

    I already have a situation when despite I upgraded all GIM agents using transitional package, the communication algorithm remained SHA 1 (the only benefit of transitional package was the ability to install new bundles signed 256)

    Thanks

    Sorin



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