The EAServer 6.0.2 migration tool enables users to migrate a subset of entity types from the 5.x repository to the 6.0.2 repository. For example, you can migrate only the connection caches from the 5.x repository. This saves time by scanning only those entity types in which users are interested.
Selecting entities to migrate from EAServer 5.x to
6.0.2
Start the migration tool:
On the command line, change to the EAServer bin subdirectory, and run:
migrate -gui
The graphical interface to the migration tool displays.
To view the EAServer Migration Guide, select Help | Migration Guide.
Select File | Scan EAServer 5.x Repository.
In the Select Entities dialog, select or unselect the entity types to migrate. You can also click Select All or Select None. By default, all entity types are selected.
When you select an entity type, the entity types on
which it depends are selected automatically. For example, if you
select application, the connection cache and connector entity types
are selected.
Click Start Scan. EAServer scans the 5.x database for the selected entity types. The migration tool displays the entity types in the 5.x repository, and depicts each entity type’s state using these icons:
A check mark indicates that the entity type was scanned successfully.
An “X” indicates that the attempt to scan the entity type failed.
A question mark indicates that the entity type was not scanned.
In the left pane, select any of the entity types that have a check mark; the entities of that type display in the right pane:
If an entity has not already been migrated, a check mark displays to the left of it to indicate it is selected to migrate.
If an entity has already been migrated, “Previously Migrated” displays to the right of the entity name, and it is not selected. You can select to migrate the entity again.
If an entity cannot be migrated (for example, an OCI 8 connection cache, which is not supported in EAServer 6.x), the entity name is dimmed.
Select File | Migrate to migrate the selected EAServer 5.x entities to the EAServer 6.0.2 installation. The migration tool displays the list of entities selected for migration.
Select whether to overwrite existing entities in the migration directory. If you migrate from the same EAServer host and port more than once, select this option. Some files are written to the migration directory during the initial migration, and if you do not select to overwrite, subsequent migration attempts fail.
Verify the list of entities to migrate, and click Confirm to begin migrating the 5.x entities.
