Migrating product configurations with migration tools

Migration support consists of tools that are included with WebSphere® Application Server. These tools primarily provide support for saving the configuration and applications from a previous version of the product into a migration-specific backup directory and then importing that configuration into the latest version of the application server.

Before you begin

Read Overview of migration, coexistence, and interoperability and Premigration considerations. For resources to help you plan and perform your migration, visit Knowledge Collection: Migration planning for WebSphere Application Server.

Important: Use the migration tools for the version of WebSphere Application Server that you are installing. The tools change over time. If you use migration tools from an earlier release of WebSphere Application Server, you are likely to encounter a problem with the migration.

The migration scripts are located in the app_server_root/bin directory after installation.

Procedure

Select the appropriate migration tools to migrate your product configurations.
z/OS® Migration Management Tool
New feature: You can use the z/OS Migration Management Tool to collect the information and generate the Job Control Language (JCL) jobs (CNTL and DATA datasets) for migrating a standalone application server, deployment manager, or federated node. You must create these jobs before you can begin the actual migration.newfeat

Read Using the z/OS Migration Management Tool to create and manage migration definitions for more information.

zmmt command
New feature: You can use the zmmt command with a response file to generate the JCL jobs (CNTL and DATA datasets) for migrating a standalone application server, deployment manager, or federated node. You must create these jobs before you can begin the actual migration.newfeat

Read Using the zmmt command to create migration definitions on z/OS for more information.

clientUpgrade tool
You can use the clientUpgrade tool to upgrade the client application to a new release level.

Read clientUpgrade command for more information.

convertScriptCompatibility tool
Administrators use the convertScriptCompatibility tool to convert their configuration from a mode that supports backward compatibility of Version 5.1.x or Version 6.x administration scripts to a mode that is fully Version 7.0.

Read convertScriptCompatibility command for more information.

convertSelfSignedCertificatesToChained task
Chained certificates are the default certificate type in Websphere Application Server Version 7.0. Administrators can use the convertSelfSignedCertificatesToChained task with the wsadmin tool to convert self-signed certificates to chained certificates.

Read the "SSLMigrationCommands command group for the AdminTask object" article for more information.

Tip: For help, read Troubleshooting migration.

What to do next

Use the selected tools to migrate your product configuration.




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