How do I preserve historical data when moving Fabric Manager server to new host?
To preserve your data when moving Fabric Manager Server to a new host, follow these steps: Step 1 Copy the cisco_mds9500/pm directory from the old host to the new host. Place it in the MDS 9000 directory (on a Windows PC, the default installation location for this directory is C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\MDS 9000). Step 2 On the new host, run PMUpgrade.bat from the MDS 9000\bin folder. This creates files and a new directory structure. There is a directory for each switch for which you have collected data. Step 3 Continue to collect data on a specific switch by copying the db subfolder from that switch’s folder to the pm folder. Step 4 On the new host, restart the Performance Manager Service (Windows) or Daemon (UNIX). You can use the bin/PM.bat file to do this, or you can choose Performance > Collector > Restart from the Fabric Manager menu. Step 5 Export the enclosures to a file. Step 6 Re-import the enclosures on the new host. Step 7 Be sure to turn off the original service on the
