Migrating to a WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid Version 6.1.1 cell

This topic describes how to migrate a WebSphere® Extended Deployment Compute Grid Version 6.1.0.x cell to a WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid Version 6.1.1 cell.

Before you begin

Install and apply the latest updates for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1.0.x in your existing cell. See the Latest fix packs for WebSphere Application Server for more information.

About this task

Follow these steps to upgrade your existing WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid Version 6.1.0.x to a WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid Version 6.1.1 cell.

Procedure

  1. Install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0.x on the workstation hosting the deployment manager. Specify a different installation location than the location in which Version 6.1.0.x exists. For more information, see Installing the product and additional software in the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0 Information Center.
  2. Create a Version 7.0.x deployment manager profile. Use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command. See Managing profiles in the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0 Information Center.
  3. Migrate the deployment manager to your Version 7.0.x cell. You can use the Migration wizard or you can run the WASPreUpgrade and WASPostUpgrade commands. The WASPreUpgrade command saves the configuration of Version 6.1 to a migration-specific backup directory, and the WASPostUpgrade command retrieves the saved configuration. For more information, see the WASPreUpgrade command and WASPostUpgrade command.
  4. Install WebSphere Virtual Enterprise and WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid on the workstation hosting the Version 7.0.x deployment manager, and augment the profile for Virtual Enterprise and Compute Grid. See Planning the product installation for more information.
  5. Create a Version 6.1.1 scheduler managed node and Version 6.1.1 execution endpoint managed node on the Version 6.1.1 workstation.
    1. Federate those nodes into the cell.
    2. Augment the profiles with the xd_augment and wxdcg_augment profile templates.
    The Version 6.1.1 scheduler managed node will host the Job scheduler application, and the Version 6.1.1 execution endpoint managed nodes will host the Compute Grid endpoint application and your Compute Grid applications.
  6. Use the appropriate Migrate*.ddl in the ${was.install.root}/longRunning directory to migrate the lree and lrsched datasources that migrated from the Version 6.1 cell.
  7. Uninstall the Version 6.1 LongRunningScheduler application from your new cell.
  8. Configure the Version 6.1.1 job scheduler using the JobScheduler panel of the administrative console. Configuring the Version 6.1.1 job scheduler causes the Version 6.1.1 LongRunningScheduler application to be installed.
  9. Use the Migration wizard or the XDUpgrade command to migrate the deployment manager to Version 6.1.1:

    To migrate the product using the wizard, run the following script to start the 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 location and profile path from which to migration Version 6.1.0.x, and the directory in which to save the migration log files.

    To migrate the product using the XDUpgrade command, run the following script:

    • [For Linux operating system][For Unix operating system] target_profile/bin/XDUpgrade.sh
    • [For Windows operating system] target_profile\bin\XDUpgrade.bat
  10. Migrate the remaining nodes one at a time. The procedure to migrate each node is similar to the preceding procedure, except WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0.x is already exists in your environment, and you create and augment custom profiles instead of 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.x custom profile.
    2. Augment the custom profile with the Virtual Enterprise and Compute Grid profile templates. The following example augments a custom profile with the xd_augment profile template:
      ./manageprofile.sh|bat -augment -templatePath install_root/profileTemplates/xd_augment/managed

      The following example augments the custom profile with the wxdcg_augment profile template:

      ./manageprofile.sh|bat -augment -templatePath install_root/profileTemplates/wxdcg_augment/managed
    3. Migrate the node from WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1.0.x to Version 7.0.x. Use the Migration wizard or run the WASPreUpgrade and WASPostUpgrade commands.
    4. Migrate the node to the Version 6.1.1 cell. Use the Migration wizard or run the XDUpgrade command.