This article is about configuration migration, such as migrating deployment managers and federated nodes in a network deployment environment. The Application Migration Toolkit for WebSphere Application Server provides support for migrating applications from previous versions of WebSphere Application Server to the latest product version. For information about migrating applications, read more about the Application Migration Toolkit.
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This scenario covers migrating cells on the same host. If you intend to migrate cells to a different host, see Migrating cell configurations to new host machines using the command-line tool.
You can use the command-line tools to migrate a cell from a previous version of WebSphere Application Server to Version 8.5. The cell configuration consists of a deployment manager with one or more nodes, a web server, and an application client. All ports are migrated forward into the new configuration. This procedure assumes that the previous configuration is running. For more information, see the information about the clientUpgrade command.
You migrated from a previous version to WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 using the migration tools.