Use the WebSphere Application Server migration tools to help you
to update your configurations and applications to Version 6.0.x.
About this task
All
of the migration tools are in the app_server_root/bin directory
after installation. The WASPreUpgrade command also
ships in the /migration/bin directory on the product
CD-ROM so that you can store the configuration of an existing release before
installing the Version 6.0.x product. It is important to use the migration
tools for the version of WebSphere Application Server that you are installing.
The tools change over time. The tools on the product CD-ROM provide the necessary
function for migrating from a previous release of WebSphere Application Server
to the one on the product CD-ROM. The tools on the CD-ROM match the product
on the CD-ROM. If you use migration tools from an earlier release of WebSphere
Application Server, you are likely to encounter a problem with the migration.
Procedure
- clientUpgrade command
Upgrades the client
application to a new release level.
- convertScriptCompatibility command
Used by
administrators to convert their configuration from a mode that supports backward
compatibility of Version 5.x administration scripts to a mode that is fully
Version 6.0.
- WASPreUpgrade command
Saves
the applications and configuration data from a previous installation of WebSphere
Application Server to a backup directory. The WASPostUpgrade script
restores the configuration data from the directory to the new installation.
The Migration
wizard calls the WASPreUpgrade command during
migration. You can also use the command to perform a manual migration after
installing the new version.
- WASPostUpgrade command
Restores
the configuration data from a previous release. The WASPostUpgrade command
reads the data from the backup directory where the WASPreUpgrade script
stored the data. The Migration
wizard calls the WASPostUpgrade command during
migration. You can also use the command to perform a manual migration after
installing the new version.
- Migration wizard
Migrates
an earlier supported version of WebSphere Application Server to Version 6.0.x.