In September 2016, IBM announced the End of Service date for WebSphere Application Server (WAS) V7.0 and WebSphere Application Server V8.0 is April 2018 and support for Java 6 with Liberty ended in September 2017.  WAS v8.5 and WAS v9.0 are available today at no additional charge to WAS clients with active subscription and support.       End of Support Dates: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 – April 30, 2018 WebSphere Application Server V8.0 – April 30, 2018 Java 6 in traditional WAS V8.5 –... [More]

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  WebSphere Profiles: For migrating WebSphere Application Server (WAS) itself (and its configuration), all the tools that you need already come with WAS V8.5.x . You would use WASPreUpgrade and WASPostUpgrade to migrate your WebSphere Profiles or you can opt to use the Migration Wizard graphical interface to those tools to help facilitate and automate the task for you. See the Migrating product configurations with migration tools section in the product documentation for more details.     Applications: There is also a handy... [More]

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  If you're preparing to migrate your WebSphere Application Server for z/OS traditional profile servers to v9.0.0.0, you need to know about and acquire the fix for APAR PI66503.  This resolves errors in some of the templates that our migration tools will generate.  APAR PI66503 is targeted for delivery in v9.0.0.1, but is also available as an iFix on FixCentral for anyone using v9.0.0.0.  As always, we recommend you stay current with your fix packs so if v9.0.0.1 is available it would be best to start with that fix pack... [More]

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     Artifact migration is a normal operation in Business Process Manager (BPM) advanced IBM Integration Designer (IID) products. You can develop the process using the lower version of Integration Designer and migrate the process by simply importing the zip file (PI) of an application to the new environment.  For example, to migrate the application to IID 8.5.5 see Migrating artifacts to IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.5 .     The features will change in the new versions and some of the features in the old... [More]

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  Migrating refers to the process of moving applications and configuration information from an earlier version of a product to a later version of the product, or from one product to a different product. Upgrading refers to the process of installing a new release of the product on top of the previous release and updating the existing installation, configuration, and database in place. To migrate from WebSphere Business Monitor V6.2.n, you must stop the source environment and upgrade the existing MONITOR and Business Space database schemas.... [More]

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  The BPMMigrate command is an essential command used to Import SIB (service integration bus) messages and applications to the target environment. This command is only needed if you are migrating from IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced or WebSphere Process Server. You can find the command syntax in section " BPMMigrate command-line utility " in the product documentation (for example BPM 8.5.5).   The command log file is in snapshot_folder /logs directory. The log file looks like:... [More]

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  Like the WebSphere / IBM MQ Migration Guide for distributed platforms , the WebSphere / IBM MQ for z/OS Self-help Migration Guide is designed to help users choose, plan, and simplify the process of migrating from an older version of MQ to a new version.   You can click on Migration Guide to run it in your browser or download the PDF using the "Download Now" button at the bottom of this blog entry. For additional information on migration, you can also refer to the topic "... [More]

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  We have recently published several Self-help / Dynamic Migration guides for various products. These guides are designed to help users choose, plan and simplify the process of migrating from an older version to a more current version of each product. Each section helps you walk through a migration and you can choose the appropriate entry point depending on your experience with the migration process.   Every Migration guide is built to walk the users step by step through the migration process, from planning to execution. The guide... [More]

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  The WebSphere Application Server Self-help Migration Guide is designed to help users choose, plan, and simplify the process of migrating from an older version of WebSphere to a new version. This guide is broken down into the following sections:   Begin your experience with the "Planning your Migration" section. Each task item you click on is a hyperlink to that specific information. For Example: Planning your Migration This section contains guidelines and references to help you check Pre-reqs for your planned... [More]

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  Have you ever wanted to know about WebSphere Application Server (WAS) migration Best Practices and have a technical lead guide you through the process? It’s here. IBM Support is pleased to offer our clients Migration Assist (MA). MA is provided by the WAS Level 2 Support team to clients planning a migration to WAS to 8.5 or 9.0. The Level 2 MA Lead will provide migration guidance, best practices, lessons learned, and answer your migration questions.   1. What is IBM Migration Assist (MA)? The Migration Assist activity is an... [More]

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  The WebSphere / IBM MQ Self-help Migration Guide is designed to help users choose, plan, and simplify the process of migrating from an older version of MQ to a new version. If you are running z/OS, see our related blog entry WebSphere / IBM MQ for z/OS Migration Guide .   You can click on Migration Guide to run it in your web browser or download the PDF using the "Download Now" button at the bottom of this blog entry.   This guide is broken down into the following parts:   Planning your Migration This... [More]

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  Revised: January 29, 2015 Originally published on May 15, 2014 on the IBM Business Process Management Products Support blog.   This blog entry describes the factors that need to be considered to estimate the necessary effort to migrate an existing environment of Lombardi Teamworks, WebSphere Lombardi Edition, WebSphere Process Server or an older version of IBM Business Process Manager to a new version of IBM Business Process Manager. Unfortunately, there is no mathematical formula and no ‘magic’ spreadsheet that would be... [More]

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Configuration migration is the process of upgrading a WebSphere Application Server installation to a newer major release. Migration leverages the existing configuration and applications and migrates them to the newest version environment. This blog provides important tips when you are running Migration Utilities ( Configuration Migration Tool (CMT) or command line (WASPreupgrade/WASPostupgrade)) to migrate WebSphere Application Server from one version to another.   Make sure that the ulimit for open files is not set to the default and is... [More]

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  As a member of IBM Business Process Manager Level 2 Support, I recently worked on a MQ JMS binding character encoding problem. Problem After migrating WebSphere Process Server V6.2 to IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V8.5 and WebSphere MQ 6 to WebSphere MQ 7, the IBM Business Process Manager MQ binding might not consume message correctly due to a character encoding problem. You see the following invalid characters in the message content: ???????????K??????K??????K??????????????`??`??`??K??K???????????????? Explanation In such... [More]

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