Migrating: Version-to-version

When you migrate from an earlier version of IBM® Business Monitor, you must migrate your existing profiles, upgrade the database, and migrate the dashboards.

If you are migrating from WebSphere® Business Monitor 6.2.x, you must also migrate the Alphablox repository. If you are migrating from WebSphere Business Monitor 6.1.x, you must also migrate the Alphablox repository, deploy the Monitor scheduled services, and perform a configuration step that updates the Alphablox cubes and registers the migrated monitor models to the scheduled services.

The IBM Cognos Business Intelligence service is not ready to use after migration and can be configured optionally during the migration.

The general sequence of events for migrating from V7.5, 7.0, 6.2.0, or 6.1.0 to V7.5.1 is similar to the following sequence:
  1. Back up existing profiles, the database, and the Alphablox repository.
  2. Install IBM Business Monitor V7.5.1.
  3. Migrate existing profiles to the new version.
  4. Upgrade the MONITOR database.
  5. Migrate the data.
  6. Optional: Deploy the IBM Cognos BI service.
  7. 6.1.x only: Deploy the Monitor scheduled services.
  8. 6.2.x and 6.1.x only: Migrate the Alphablox repository.
  9. 6.1.x only: Update the Monitor configuration.
  10. Migrate the dashboards and the Business Space database.