This topic introduces the migration tools that WebSphere Application Server provides. It is important to use the migration tools for the version of Application Server that you are installing. The tools change over time. If you use migration tools from an earlier release of Application Server, you are likely to encounter a problem with the migration.
clientUpgrade
Upgrades the client application to a new release level.
convertScriptCompatibility
Used by administrators to convert their configuration from a mode that supports backward compatibility of V5.x administration scripts to a mode that is fully V6.0.
WASPreUpgrade
Saves the applications and configuration data from a previous installation of WebSphere Application Server to a backup directory. The WASPostUpgrade script restores the configuration data from the directory to the new installation.
WASPostUpgrade
Restores the configuration data from a previous release. WASPostUpgrade reads the data from the backup directory where the WASPreUpgrade script stored the data.