Use the Migration wizard or the XDUpgrade command
to migrate WebSphere® Virtual Enterprise from
a previous release to Version 6.1.1. Migrate the deployment manager
first, and then migrate each application server node one at a time.
Before you begin
Update
WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment
to the latest maintenance level available. Depending on which product
version you are running, your system must meet one of the following
minimum requirements:
- WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment Version 6.1.0.27
or higher
- WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment Version 7.0.0.5
or higher
See the
Latest fix packs for WebSphere Application Server for
more information.
Procedure
- Run the backupConfig command on the
deployment manager and all nodes. The backupConfig command
is a utility that is used to back up the configuration of the deployment
manager and the nodes.
- Install WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment Version
7.0.x on each deployment manager and node. Specify a different
installation location than the location in which the previous version
exists. For more information, see Installing the product and additional software in
the WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment Version 7.0
Information Center.
- Use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command
to create your profiles for Version 7.0.x, but do not federate the
nodes. See Managing profiles in the WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment Version 7.0 Information
Center.
- 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.
- Install WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version
6.1.1 in your Version 7.0.x environment. See Planning the product installation for more information.
- Augment your profiles for Version 6.1.1. See Creating and augmenting profiles for more information.
- 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]](../images/linux.gif)
install_root/bin/xd_migration.sh
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]](../images/linux.gif)
target_profile/bin/XDUpgrade.sh
target_profile\bin\XDUpgrade.bat
- 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.
- Use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command
to create a WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment Version
7.0.x custom profile.
- Augment the custom profile with the Virtual Enterprise profile template. The following example augments a custom profile with the xd_augment
profile template:
./manageprofile.sh|bat -augment -templatePath install_root/profileTemplates/xd_augment/managed
- 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.
- Migrate the node to the Version 6.1.1 cell. Use
the Migration wizard or run the XDUpgrade command.
Results
Your cell now contains WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version 6.1.1 and WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment Version 7.0.x.