[Version 5.0.1 and later]Migrating security configurations from previous releases

Before you begin

This article addresses the need to migration your security configurations from a previous release of IBM WebSphere Application Server to WebSphere Application Server, Version 5. Complete the following steps to migrate your security configurations:

Why and when to perform this task

Steps for this task

  1. Start the Installation Wizard by running the install command.
  2. On the Installation Wizard panel, click Specify previous version information > Migrate your applications and configuration from the previous version. Complete the fields for Install location and Configuration file with corresponding information.
  3. Follow the instructions provided in the Installation Wizard to complete the installation.

Results

The security configuration of previous WebSphere Application Server releases and its applications are migrated to the new installation of WebSphere Application Server Version 5.

Example

What to do next

After migration is complete, re-enable your security configurations with security disabled in the migrated version. You must re-enable your security configurations even if the previous version had security enabled.

If custom user registry is used in the previous version, the migration process does not migrate the class files used by the custom user registry in the <previous_install_root>\classes directory. Therefore, after migration, copy your custom user registry implementation classes to the <install_root>\classes directory.

If you upgrade from WebSphere Application Server, Version 4.0.x to WebSphere Application Server, Version 5 or later, data associated with Version 4.0.x trust associations is not automatically migrated to Version 5 or later. To migrate trust associations, see Migrating trust association interceptors.


Related concepts
Java 2 Connector security
Custom user registries
Java Authentication and Authorization Service
Web component security
Related tasks
Installing the product
Developing a custom interceptor for trust associations[5.0 only][Version 5.0.1][Version 5.0.2]



Searchable topic ID:   tsecmigrate
Last updated: Jun 21, 2007 8:07:48 PM CDT    WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation, Version 5.0.2
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