Back up the v8.5 deployment manager configuration
Restore the previous deployment manager configuration
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Migrate cells using the command-line tools
To save the v8.5 migrated deployment manager configuration to a file, run the backupConfig command on the v8.5 deployment manager.
Avoid trouble: This is an important step in the cell migration plan. If there are any node migration failures, we can restore the cell configuration to the point before the failure, apply remedial actions, and attempt the node migration again.gotcha
- Change to the deployment_manager_profile_root/bin directory
- Run the backupConfig command with the appropriate parameters. For example:
(dist)/opt/WebSphereV85/profiles/v70tov85dmgr01/bin/backupConfig.sh /mybackupdir/ v70tov85dmgr01backupMigratedDmgrOnly.zip -username myuser -password mypass
(iseries)/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/ND/profiles/myCurrentDmgrProfile/bin/ backupConfig.sh /mybackupdir/v70tov85dmgr01backupMigratedDmgrOnly.zip -username myuser -password mypass
What to do next
Start the v8.5 deployment manager