Upgrading Application Modernization Accelerator

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About this task

There is no upgrade path from Application Modernization Accelerator 4.0 to Application Modernization Accelerator 5.0.

We recommend that you upload your existing zip files again or download the discovery tool and re-run it.

Note: Do not uninstall your existing version of Application Modernization Accelerator until you have exported any data necessary for your migration.

Complete the following steps to migrate your data:

Procedure

  1. Backup all your existing data. Select the option to export all your ZIP files using the bulk export.
  2. Download the latest version of application-modernization-accelerator-local-.zip .
  3. Uninstall Application Modernization Accelerator. 
    
./launch.sh

Choose Option 2 (Uninstall but leave the data).
  4. Verify that the images have been removed.

    Verify that no Application Modernization Accelerator images are present.

  5. Extract the contents of the latest application-modernization-accelerator-local-<version>.zip file you downloaded to a new location.
  6. Navigate to the extracted directory by running cd into the new location.
  7. Restore the data to the new location by running the following commands: 
    
cp -a <oldLocation>/data .
cp -a <oldLocation>/graph_data .
cp -a <oldLocation>/scripts/.neo4j_pass scripts/
  8. In the new location, install Application Modernization Accelerator: 
    
./launch.sh

Accept the license agreement.

Choose Option 1 (Install).
  9. Confirm the upgrade:
    • Navigate to the provided URL. You should see a list of your existing workspaces.
    • Click the three vertical dots and select What's New to view the version of Application Modernization Accelerator.