Import WebSphere Portal Content

 

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Select the Import WebSphere Portal Content option from the migration wizard to import data from the previous version of IBM WebSphere Portal to the current version of WebSphere Portal. Run the Export Portal Content task before running this task. Use the following steps to import data from the previous version of WebSphere Portal into the current version:

  1. Specify the WasUserid and WasPassword in the wpconfig.properties file.

  2. Ensure the server for the previous WebSphere Portal version is stopped.

  3. Ensure the server for the current WebSphere Portal version is running.

  4. Select the Import WebSphere Portal Content radio button on the migration task choice panel.

  5. Click the Next button.

  6. Directory for current (See Export info)

  7. Click the Next button.

  8. Type a WebSphere Portal administrative user ID from the current version of WebSphere Portal in the User ID field.

  9. Type the password for the above administrative user ID in the Password field.

    If you enter the wrong User ID and Password, you will receive an error message that says, "The specified WebSphere Portal administrative User ID and Password is not valid."

  10. Click the Next button to display the Import Content Preview screen.

  11. Click the Next button to run the import-portal-content task. The Task Progress screen displays.

  12. After the import-portal-content task is complete, click the Finish button.

  13. Optional: If you cloned the FileServer portlet in previous versions and supplied HTML files in the wp_old_root/installedApps/FileServer.war/FileServerPortlet/html directory, copy those files to the portal_server_root/installedApps/FileServer.war/FileServerPortlet/html directory to make the files accessible in the current version.

    For i5/OS, the directories are wp_user_old_root and portal_server_root, respectively.

  14. Use the following steps to restart the sever on the current version only:

    1. Open a command prompt and change to the following directory:

    2. Enter the following command:

        ./stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -user admin_userid -password admin_password

    3. Enter the following command:

        ./startServer.sh WebSphere_Portal

 

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Using the migration wizard