Using the Migration wizard

Use the Migration wizard to migrate an earlier supported version of WebSphere Application Server to Version 6.0.x.

Before you begin

Before using the Migration wizard, you must have access to the existing, previous version of WebSphere Application Server, and you must also have a valid Version 6.0.x profile.

The Network Deployment product does not create a profile during installation because there are three profile types. The Installation wizard prompts you to create a profile, but that action is optional during installation. Create a standalone application server, a deployment manager profile, or a managed node if you have already created a deployment manager profile. Use the Profile creation wizard to create the necessary profiles before using the Migration wizard, keeping in mind that the Version 5.x and Version 6.0.x cell names must match.

Migrating a Version 5.x deployment manager to a Version 6.0.x deployment manager moves all of the Version 5.x managed nodes to become Version 5.x managed nodes in the Version 6.0.x cell. If you are migrating a Version 5.x managed node that is part of a Version 6.0.x cell to a Version 6.0.x managed node, do not federate the managed node when you create it with the Profile creation wizard, but do be sure that the Version 5.x and Version 6.0.x node names match. Migrating the Version 5.x managed node to the Version 6.0.x managed node also federates the node.

A unique error can occur when migrating a previously federated Version 5.x node to a standalone Version 6.0.x node. If you unfederate an application server node from a Version 5.1.0 or earlier cell, see the Migrating a Version 5.x application server to a Version 6.0.x standalone application server profile after unfederating the Version 5.x node fails with a node name mismatch error technote for more information before using the Migration wizard.

About this task

The Migration wizard is new as of Version 6.0. The wizard is the graphical interface to the Version 6.0.x migration tools, the WASPreUpgrade command and the WASPostUpgrade command, which are command-line tools. This article describes how to use the Migration wizard to perform migrations to Version 6.0.x.

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