Checklist: Single-Server Upgrade (Simple)

 

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 - Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Operations Manager

This checklist walks you through an upgrade of a System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 single-server management group that already meets the minimum supported configurations for Operations Manager. For more information, see Supported Configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager.

If your single-server management group does not yet meet the minimum supported configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager, or if you have a distributed management group, see the following checklists.

Upgrade Path Checklist	Condition
Checklist: Single-Server Upgrade (Complex)	Your Operations Manager 2007 R2 single-server management group does not meet the minimum supported configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager and requires new hardware.
Checklist: Distributed Upgrade (Simple)	Your Operations Manager 2007 R2 distributed management group already meets the minimum supported configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager.
Checklist: Distributed Upgrade (Complex)	Your Operations Manager 2007 R2 distributed management group has one or more servers that do not meet the minimum supported configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager and might require new hardware.

If you prefer to avoid downtime on your single-server management group, you can add a secondary management server and then follow the distributed management group upgrade process. For more information, see:

• How to Add an Operations Manager 2007 R2 Secondary Management Server (Operations Manager Upgrade)

• Checklist: Distributed Upgrade (Simple)

Checklist

Use the following checklist to upgrade your single-server management group if it already meets the supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager

Tip

You can also view a process flow diagram that links to the relevant topics. For more information, see Single-Server and Distributed Upgrade (Simple) Process Flow Diagram

	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 the Notification Subscriptions
	Stop services or disable any connectors that are installed.	Stop the Services or Disable any Connectors
	Verify that your operational database has enough free space.	Verify that the Operational Database Has More Than 50 Percent 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 or Re-enable the Connector Services
	Update overrides.	Update Overrides
	Verify the success of the upgrade.	Verify That the Upgrade Was Successful

See Also

Upgrade Path Checklists for Operations Manager
Single-Server and Distributed Upgrade (Simple)