Troubleshoot migration problems: WAS v5.1

Troubleshoot migration problems

To resolve problems encountered in migrating an application from an older version of WAS to version 5, determine whether your problems occur using the pre-upgrade tool or the post-upgrade tool.

Errors using the WASPreUpgrade tool.
Errors using the WASPostUpgrade tool.

If none of these steps fixes your problem,

For general tips on migration problems, see Troubleshooting the migration utility.
Review the Migration topic and its subtopics, which address migrating specific kinds of components.
Check to see if the problem has been identified and documented by looking at the available online support (hints and tips, technotes, and fixes).
If you do not find your problem listed, contact IBM support.

Errors using the WASPreUpgrade tool

What kind of error are you encountering?

"Not found" or "no such file or directory" message
DB2 JDBC driver and DB2 JDBC driver (XA) cannot be found in the drop down list of supported JDBC providers in the administrative console
MIGR0108E... The specified WebSphere directory does not contain WebSphere version that can be upgraded.
MIGR0125E... The call to XMLConfig was not successful

Errors using the WASPostUpgrade tool

What kind of error are you encountering?

"Not found" or "no such file or directory" message
MIGR0102E... Invalid Command Line. MIGR0105E: You must specify the primary node name.
MIGR0108E... The specified WebSphere directory does not contain WebSphere version that can be upgraded
MIGR0116E... The backup directory [migration_backup_directory] does not contain the required xml data file.
MIGR0253E... The backup directory migration_backup_directory does not exist

"Not found" or "no such file or directory" message is returned from the WASPostUpgrade or WASPreUpgrade tool

This problem can occur if you are trying to run the WASPostUpgrade tool or the WASPreUpgrade tool from a directory other than $WAS_HOME\bin. Verify that the WASPostUpgrade or WASPreUpgrade .bat or .sh files reside in the $WAS_HOME\bin directory, and launch either file from that location.

DB2 JDBC driver and DB2 JDBC driver (XA) cannot be found in the drop down list of supported JDBC providers in the administrative console

Starting in WebSphere Application Server, Version 5.1, the administrative console will no longer display deprecated JDBC provider names. The new JDBC provider names used in the administrative console are more descriptive and less confusing. The new providers will differ only by name from the deprecated ones.
The deprecated names will continue to exist in the jdbc-resource-provider-templates.xml file for migration reasons (for example, for existing JACL scripts). However, you are encouraged to use the new JDBC provider names in your JACL scripts.

MIGR0102E: Invalid Command Line. MIGR0105E... You must specify the primary node name.

The most likely cause of this error is that Version 4.0.x of the WAS is installed, and the WASPostUpgrade tool was not run from the bin directory of the WAS v5 installation root.
If the following messages appear when the WASPostUpgrade tool is run, the Version 4.0 migration tool was run...

IBM WAS, Release 4.0
MIGR0002I: java com.ibm.websphere.migration.postupgrade.WASPostUpgrade <backupDirectoryName> -adminNodeName <primary node name> [-nameServiceHost <hostName> [ -nameServicePort <portNumber>]] [-substitute <"key1=value1[;key2=value2;[...]]">] In input xml file, the key(s) should appear as $key$ for substitution.") [-import <xml data file>] [-traceString <trace specification> [-traceFile <filename>]]}"

To correct this problem, run the WASPostUpgrade command from the bin directory of the WAS Version 5 installation root.

MIGR0108E: The specified WebSphere directory does not contain WebSphere version that can be upgraded.

Several possible reasons for this error exist...

If WAS version 4.0.x is installed, you might not have run the WASPreUpgrade tool from the bin directory of the Version 5 installation root.
1. Look for the following message to display when the WASPreUpgrade tool runs: IBM WAS, Release 4.0. This message indicates that you are running the WAS Release 4.0 migration utility, not the version 5 migration utility.
2. Alter your environment path or change the current directory so that you can launch the WAS v5 WASPreUpgrade program.
WAS version 5 might be installed in the same root directory as the earlier version.
1. Browse the directory structure of the older version to see whether it contains new V5 directories, such as WebSphere\AppServer\logs\ffdc.
2. Uninstall all versions of WAS.
3. Reinstall and reconfigure the older version.
4. Install WAS v5 in a different root directory than the previous one.
An invalid directory might have been specified when launching the WASPostUpgrade tool, or the WASPreUpgrade tool has not been run.

MIGR0116E: The backup directory [migration_backup_directory] does not contain the required xml data file. error returned from the WASPostUpgrade tool.

If Version 4.0.x of WebSphere Application Server is installed, you might not have run the WASPostUpgrade tool from the bin directory of the V5 installation root.

If the message IBM WAS, Release 4.0 displays when launching the WASPostUpgrade program, then the wrong version of the program is executing.
Run the WASPostUpgrade command from the bin directory of the V5 installation root.

MIGR0125E: The call to XMLConfig was not successful error when trying to run WASPreUpgrade

The WASPreUpgrade tool saves selected files from WAS Version 3.5.x and Version 4.x bin directories. It also exports the existing appserver configuration from the repository.

If you are migrating from WAS Version 4.0.x Advanced Edition, the WASPreUpgrade command calls the XMLConfig command to export the existing appserver configuration from the repository. If errors occur during this part of the WASPreUpgrade command, you might have to apply fixes to the installation to successfully complete the export step. Contact IBM Support for the latest applicable fixes.

MIGR0253E: The backup directory migration_backup_directory does not exist. error returned from the WASPostUpgrade tool

Several possible reasons for this error exist:

The WASPreUpgrade tool was not run prior to the WASPostUpgrade tool.
1. Check to see if the backup directory specified in the error message exists.
2. If not, run the WASPreUpgrade .bat or .sh file.
3. Retry the WASPostUpgrade tool.
An invalid backup directory might be specified. For example, the directory might have been a subdirectory of the V3.5.x or V4.0.x tree, which was deleted after the WASPreUpgrade tool was run and the older version of the product was uninstalled, but before the WASPostUpgrade tool was run.
1. Determine if the full directory structure specified in the error message exists.
2. If possible, rerun the WASPreUpgrade tool, specifying the correct full migration backup directory.
3. If the backup directory does not exist, and the older version it came from is gone, rebuild the older version from a backup repository or XML configuration file.
4. Rerun the WASPreUpgrade tool.

For current information available from IBM Support on known problems and their resolution, see IBM Support page.

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