How do I migrate, coexist, and interoperate?

Use the documentation provided to answer your questions about migration, coexistence, and interoperability.

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Find out about supported migration paths, migration tools, the goals  of migration and coexistence, and more.Overview of migration and coexistence

Learn what changes during migration, which involves migrating a single  instance to another single instance (profile) on the same machine or a separate  machine.Configuration mapping during migration

Become acquainted with the tools that the product provides for automated migration.Migration tools

Migrate the configurations used by the application server to communicate  with supported Web servers.Migrating Web server configurations

Learn which product configurations are supported. Specification levels  are included.Review the software and hardware prerequisites

All combinations of Version 4.0.x products, Version 5.x products, and Version 6.0.x products can coexist so long as there are no port conflicts.  There are some coexistence limitations for Version 5.x products that have  the embedded messaging feature installed as described in the documentation.Coexisting

WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.x is generally interoperable with some previous versions. However, there are specific requirements to address for each version. Certain changes are required to support interoperability between versions.Interoperating

Find details about logs and messages pertaining to the automated migration tools, plus other tips for solving problems that occur during migration.Troubleshooting migration

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