Cluster Step 1: Migrate the deployment manager profile

Use the Configuration Wizard to migrate the deployment manager profile for a cluster environment. Use the following information to get familiar with the information that you must provide in the wizard and the configuration procedure that it generates.

Configuration Wizard

Select Migrate to a New Version, and choose the Migrate a Cluster Step 1: Migrate the Deployment Manager Profile option.

Note: This option is not available for IBM z/OS®.

Worksheet

To set up the migration, you answer questions about your wanted configuration. Some fields apply to migration configurations. Some fields are required based on your environment. The remaining fields are advanced and do not apply to most configurations.

Minimal required fields

The following table lists the fields that are unique to the Migrate a cluster step 1: Migrate the deployment manager profile configuration option. You might be prompted for additional information about system or user IDs and passwords that you defined during the portal installation process.

Field Label	Default	Your Value
Target operating system	Linux
Target portal profile name	wp_profile
Target portal profile home directory	/opt/IBM/WebSphere/wp_profile
Is the target portal on the same server or a different server	Same server
WebSphere Application Server administrator	wpsadmin
WebSphere Application Server administrator password
What is the deployment manager profile name	dmgr01
What is the cell name	CellName
What is the deployment manager node name	dmgr
Where is the source application server installedIBMi only: Provide the path to the source profile directory instead of the application server directory.	/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
What is new host name
Target deployment manager profile name	dmgr01
Where is the target application server installed	/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
Target deployment manager profile path	/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/dmgr01
Target temporary path	/tmp
WebSphere Application Server Version	8.5

Advanced fields

The following table lists the advanced fields that are unique to the Migrate a cluster step 1: Migrate the deployment manager profile configuration option. Click Advanced on the Answer Questions page for the target deployment manager system to see the advanced properties. Default values are provided for advanced fields that are required.

Field Label	Default	Your Value
JVM heap size	2048

Migrate a cluster step 1: Migrate the deployment manager profile option

After you answer questions and provide information about your migration, the wizard generates a custom configuration procedure.

Depending on your environment, the wizard generates a configuration process. The following steps reflect all possible steps in the configuration process. The steps do not represent a literal configuration. The steps are provided as a reference.

If you click View Step Command, we can see the task and properties that are associated with each step in the wizard.

1. Manual Step: Disable automatic synchronization on all nodes in the cluster

   Condition

   none

   ConfigEngine task

   none

2. Manual Step: Stop the deployment manager

   Condition

   none

   ConfigEngine task

   none

3. Manual Step: Install the latest fix packs

   Condition

   none

   ConfigEngine task

   none

4. Manual Step: Install the Portal and WebSphere binary files

   Condition

   none

   ConfigEngine task

   none

5. Manual Step: Copy required portal binary files to the target deployment manager

   Condition

   none

   ConfigEngine task

   none

6. Manual Step: Generate files for remote migration on the deployment manager

   Condition

   The target portal is on a different server than the source.

   ConfigEngine task

   none

7. Manual Step: Copy the remote migration package to the source environment

   Condition

   The target portal is on a different server than the source.

   ConfigEngine task

   none

8. Manual Step: Create a backup of the source deployment managerIBMi only: You must remove the oldProfile parameter before running the command.

   Condition

   none

   ConfigEngine task

   none

9. Manual Step: Create a default deployment manager profile

   Condition

   none

   ConfigEngine task

   none

10. Manual Step: Import the backup profile

    Condition

    none

    ConfigEngine task

    none