![Close [x]](http://dw1.s81c.com/i/c.gif){kind=small}
The IBM® WebSphere® Application Server Migration Toolkit is a suite of tools and knowledge collections that enables your organization to quickly and cost-effectively migrate to WebSphere Application Server V7, V8, or V8.5, whether from a previous version of WebSphere Application Server or competitive application servers including Apache Tomcat Server, JBoss Application Server, Oracle Application Server, and Oracle® WebLogic Server.
New and noteworthy: The toolkit team has released a Tomcat Config Migration Tech Preview tool to migrate your Tomcat configuration to the WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile. Learn more at wasdev.net.
Tab navigation
- Overview- selected tab,
- Competitive Application Migration
- WebSphere Application Migration
- WebSphere Configuration Migration
What are the benefits of using the Migration Toolkit?
The Migration Toolkit uses proprietary IBM technology to automate previously time-consuming application and configuration migration tasks, greatly reducing the total time required to deploy WebSphere Application Server V7, V8, or V8.5. The Migration Toolkit has been shown to cut the time required for a typical migration in half. The toolkit also includes an extensive set of publications to support migration planning tasks.
What is included in the Migration Toolkit?
Development
- Competitive Application Migration
Tools
Migrate applications from Apache Tomcat Server, JBoss Application Server, Oracle Application Server, and Oracle WebLogic Server to WebSphere Application Server V7, V8, or V8.5.
- WebSphere Application Migration
Tool
Migrate applications from WebSphere Application Server V5.1, V6, V6.1, and V7 to WebSphere Application Server V7, V8, or V8.5.
Administration
- WebSphere Configuration Migration
Tools
Migrate configuration information from previous versions of WebSphere Application Server to WebSphere Application Server V7, V8, or V8.5.
Planning
- WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Migration Guide
Use this IBM Redbook to plan your migration from competitive application servers to WebSphere Application Server V8.5.
- Knowledge Collection: Migration planning for
WebSphere Application Server
Use the publications on this site to plan your migration from previous versions of WebSphere Application Server to WebSphere Application Server V7, V8, or V8.5.
