Archive the backup directory created by the WASPreUpgrade command

Before you begin

Save the current deployment manager configuration to the migration backup directory

About this task

Step 6 towards the goal: Migrating cell configurations to new host machines using the command-line tool
Avoid trouble Avoid trouble: Do not use the Windows archive tool because it is not compatible with a WebSphere® Application Server migration.gotcha

Procedure

  1. Use the archive tool of your choice to create a compressed file of the backup directory. For example:
    cd /mybackup_old_host
    /opt/WebSphereV70/java/bin/jar -cf v70tov85dmgr01.jar v70tov85dmgr01/
  2. Move the archived file to the target machine.
  3. Create a directory on the target machine and extract the archived file to the new directory. For example:
    mkdir /mybackup_new_host
    cd /mybackup_new_host
    /opt/WebSphereV85/java/bin/jar -xf v70tov85dmgr01.jar
    where mybackup_new_host is the directory to which you are migrating your files.

What to do next

Restore the previous deployment manager configuration
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