Migrating stand-alone application servers for distributed operating systems

Use the migration tools to migrate from a WebSphere® Application Server Version 6.1 or later stand-alone application server to a Version 8.5 stand-alone application server.

Before you begin

Supported configurations:

This topic is about configuration migration, such as migrating deployment managers and federated nodes in a network deployment environment. The Application Migration Toolkit for WebSphere Application Server provides support for migrating applications from previous versions of WebSphere Application Server to the latest product version. For information about migrating applications, read more about the Migration Toolkit.

Read Overview of migration, coexistence, and interoperability and Premigration considerations.

Procedure

Select the appropriate migration scenario for information on how to migrate from a WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 or later stand-alone application server to a Version 8.5 stand-alone application server.

Migrating to a Version 8.5 stand-alone application server
This article contains instructions for migrating a WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 or later stand-alone application server profile to a Version 8.5 stand-alone application server.
Migrating to a Version 8.5 stand-alone application server on a remote machine
This article contains instructions for migrating a WebSphere Application Server (base) Version 6.1 or later stand-alone application server profile to a Version 8.5 stand-alone application server on a remote machine.

Tip: For help, read Troubleshooting migration.