Migrate search components
The search components in the source portal might require preparation steps and then extra steps on the target portal.
- Migrate portal search collections
When we migrate or upgrade IBM WebSphere Portal to a later version, the data storage format and index structure of Portal Search is not compatible with an earlier version. If we migrate the portal to a later version and want to continue using the search collections, preserve them before you migrate the portal and import them into the upgraded portal after the migration.
- Migrate web search collections
You migrate web search collections to IBM WebSphere Portal v8.5 by exporting each web search collection from the earlier portal and then importing the web search collection into the new portal. We can also use the same functionality to move web search collections to a production portal after verifying them on a test portal, or to move web search collections to a configuration with remote search after verifying them locally on a portal.
- Migrate a remote search server
If the source portal environment uses a remote search server, update the remote search server to work with the current portal environment.