Use the migration wizard

 

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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 we 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 know

Use the migration wizard to perform the following tasks:

  • Export WebSphere Portal Content: Exports information from the previous version of IBM WebSphere Portal

  • Import WebSphere Portal Content: Imports the information from the previous version of WebSphere Portal to the current version

If you do not use the migration wizard, we can perform migration by typing migration tasks on a command line.

 

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:

 

Start the wizard for Windows and UNIX-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:

We 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.

 

Start 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/migration/migrationwizard.sh.

Notes:

  • The migrationwizard.sh command for i5/OS only runs in console mode and -console should not be used.

  • We can run the migration wizard from the Windows workstation by enabling a Network share on the 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: \\iSeries _system_name.domain\share1  /u:user password
    After you have connected to the shared directory from the Windows workstation, go to portal_server_root \migration and enter: 

    migrationwizard400.bat

    In the example above, share1 points to the WebSphere Portal portal_server_root 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.

  • If you are running in a Solaris environment and you click the Browse button, you might see the message logged to the command line indicating that the system could not find an input context. 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 Content
    Select the Export WebSphere Portal Content option from the migration wizard to export data from the previous version of IBM WebSphere Portal.

  • Import WebSphere Portal Content
    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.

 

Parent topic:

Migrating WebSphere Portal Configurations