WebSphere Virtual Enterprise (formerly Operations Optimization), Version 6.1
             Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows


Migrating to a WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0 cell

You can use the Migration wizard or the command-line tools to migrate WebSphere® Virtual Enterprise Version 6.1.0.5 from WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1 to WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0. Migrate the deployment manager first, and migrate each node next.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1 is installed and operational in your existing cell.
  • Migrating WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version 6.1.0.5 to a WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0 cell is not supported on z/OS systems.

Procedure

  1. Migrate the deployment manager.
    1. Install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0 on each deployment manager and node. Specify a different installation location that the location in which Version 6.1 exists.
      Important: The Version 7.0 cell name and node name must match the cell name and node name of the Version 6.1 configuration.
      For more information, see Installing the product and additional software in the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0 Information Center.
    2. Use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command to create the deployment manager profile. Do not federate the nodes that are located in the Version 7.0 cell prior to migrating the nodes from the Version 6.1 cell. For more information, see Managing profiles in the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0 Information Center.
    3. Install WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version 6.1 on the deployment manager.
      Avoid trouble: Do not augment the deployment manager profile for WebSphere Virtual Enterprise.gotcha
    4. Update the deployment manager by installing WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version 6.1.0.5.
    5. Augment the deployment manager profile to make it compatible with WebSphere Virtual Enterprise. Follow the graphical user interface (GUI) as provided by the Profile Management Tool plugin, or run the manageprofiles command.
      When running the manageprofiles command to augment the profile, you apply the WebSphere Virtual Enterprise xd_augment template. The following example augments a deployment manager profile:
      ./manageprofile.sh|bat -augment -templatePath install_root/profileTemplates/xd_augment/dmgr
    6. Use the available migration tools to migrate the deployment manager from WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1 to Version 7.0.
      • Run the WASPreUpgrade command and the WASPostUpgrade command. When you run the WASPreUpgrade command, you save the configuration of Version 6.1 to a migration-specific backup directory. When you run the WASPostUpgrade command, you then retrieve the saved configuration. For more information, see the WASPreUpgrade command and WASPostUpgrade command.
      • Use the Migration wizard to migrate from Version 6.1 to Version 7.0. A panel prompts you to specify a directory in which the Version 6.1 configuration is located. For more information, see Migrating to a Version 7.0 deployment manager using the Migration wizard.
    7. Use the XDUpgrade command or the Migration wizard to migrate the deployment manager to WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version 6.1.0.5.
      Run the following command to use the XDUpgrade option:
      • [For Linux operating system] [For Unix operating system] target_profile/bin/XDUpgrade.sh
      • [For Windows operating system] target_profile\bin\XDUpgrade.bat
      Run the following command to start the Migration wizard:
      • [For Linux operating system] [For Unix operating system] install_root/bin/xd_migration.sh
      • [For Windows operating system] install_root\bin\xd_migration.bat
      As part of the wizard steps, specify the following information:
      • The location and profile path from which to migrate Version 6.1.0.5
      • The directory in which to save the migration log files
      You receive a confirmation message when the migration is complete. If the migration does not successfully complete, an error message is displayed. Review the install_root/logs/xd.xdopupgrade.log file, correct the error, and restart the migration.
  2. Migrate the remaining nodes one at a time. The process to migrate each node is similar to the preceding process, except WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0 is already installed and you create and augment custom profiles instead of creating and augmenting a deployment manager profile.
    1. Use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command to create a WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0 custom profile.
    2. Augment the custom profile with the WebSphere Virtual Enterprise xd_augment/managed template. The following example augments a custom profile:
      ./manageprofile.sh|bat -augment -templatePath install_root/profileTemplates/xd_augment/managed
    3. Migrate the node from WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1 to Version 7.0.
    4. Migrate the node to WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version 6.1.0.5.

Results

Your cell now contains WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version 6.1.0.5 and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0.




Related concepts
XDUpgrade command
Related tasks
Installing the product
Creating and augmenting profiles
Migrating Network Deployment configurations for distributed operating systems
Task topic    

Terms of Use | Feedback

Last updated: Oct 30, 2009 6:14:36 PM EDT
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wxdinfo/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.websphere.ops.doc/info/migration/txdpyxismigrate.html