Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Use the migration wizard
The migration wizard is a post-installation, ease-of-use tool that allows you to automatically perform the migration instead of using the command line script. The tasks that you can run include exporting information and importing information. This topic provides information that you should read before you start the wizard, instructions on how to start the wizard, and usage tips.
What you need to know
You can use the migration wizard to perform the following tasks:- Export WebSphere Portal Express Content: Exports information from the previous version of IBM® WebSphere® Portal Express
- Import WebSphere Portal Express Content: Imports the information from the previous version of WebSphere Portal Express to the current version
If you do not use the migration wizard, you can perform migration by typing migration tasks on a command line. For information about running migration tasks on a command line, see the Using command line scripts section.
Before you begin
The following instructions provide information about starting the migration wizard and details about the values that are required to complete migration:
Before you start the migration wizard:
- Ensure that the current version of WebSphere Portal Express is installed and configured to match your previous version of WebSphere Portal Express
- Ensure that you completed the Preparing your previous environment for migration tasks
- Ensure that you completed the Migrating your customized resources tasks
- Ensure that you completed the Preparing to run the migration tasks
Starting the wizard for Windows and Linux based servers
To start the migration wizard, type the appropriate migrationwizard command on a command line. The location and command syntax of the script is:- Linux:
portal_server_root/migration/migrationwizard.sh
- Windows:
portal_server_root\migration\migrationwizard.bat
You can launch the program in console mode to run the migration without the graphical user interface. To run the wizard in console mode, type -console after the command.
Starting the wizard for i5/OS
To start the migration wizard, type the migrationwizard.sh command on a command line. The location and command syntax of the script is: portal_server_root_user/migration/migrationwizard.sh.Notes:
- The migrationwizard.sh command for i5/OS only runs in console mode and -console should not be used.
- You can run the migration wizard from your Windows workstation by enabling a Network share on your i5/OS system.
Refer to the Integrated File System Introduction for more information on this subject. Enter the following command to connect to the shared directory:
net use z: \\System i5_system_name.domain\share1 /u:user password
After you have connected to the shared directory from your Windows workstation, go to portal_server_root_user\migration and enter:migrationwizard400.bat
In the example above, share1 points to the WebSphere Portal Express portal_server_root_user directory.
Usage tips
- The migration wizard contains help panels with information specific to the task and activity being performed.
- If you click the Help button, you might see a message logged to the command line indicating that a Javax function was created. This is an information-only message and can be safely ignored.
Next steps
You have completed this procedure. Continue to the next step by choosing one of the following topics:
- Export WebSphere Portal Express Content
Select the Export WebSphere Portal Express Content option from the migration wizard to export data from the previous version of IBM WebSphere Portal Express. - Import WebSphere Portal Express Content
Select the Import WebSphere Portal Express Content option from the migration wizard to import data from the previous version of IBM WebSphere Portal Express to the current version of WebSphere Portal Express.