Migrating a Version 5.x application server configuration instance
to a Version 6.0.x application server profile
Use the migration tools to migrate a Version 5.x application
server configuration instance to a Version 6.0.x application server
profile.
Procedure
Stop all of the Version 5.x application servers that are
running on the node.
Use the stopServer command
from the app_server_root/bin directory.
For example, issue the following commands to stop server1 and server2
on a Linux platform:
./stopServer.sh server1
./stopServer.sh server2
If security is enabled,
specify the -user and -password parameters on the stopServer command.
You
can migrate a Version 5.x node without stopping it. But it is not
necessary to have the node running to migrate its configuration. The
migration tools can retrieve all the configuration data while the
node is stopped. You must stop the node before you can start the Version
6.0.x node that you are installing.
Install the Version 6.0.x product.
Run the WASPreUpgrade script.
From the Version 6.0.x node's profile_name/bin directory,
run the following command:
./WASPreUpgrade.sh backupDirectoryV5_location
WASPreUpgrade.bat backupDirectoryV5_location
where backupDirectory is
the name of the directory you want the output of WASPreUpgrade to be stored, and V5_location is
the location where the Version 5.x node is installed.
Run the WASPostUpgrade script.
From the Version 6.0.x node's profile_name/bin directory,
run the following command:
where backupDirectory is
the same directory you specified in WASPreUpgrade,
and profile_name is the name of the Version 6.0.x
profile. (See WASPostUpgrade command for more information
on the WASPostUpgrade command.)
Start the Version 6.0.x node.
Optional: Uninstall the Version 5.x node.
Perform this step only after you are certain that you have successfully
migrated the configuration of the node that you intend to delete.
Results
You have upgraded a Version 5.x configuration instance to
a Version 6.0.x profile.
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