Defining target environments and their distribution types

For each source environment, you must define all the target environments to which you might distribute a package.

About this task

You can define a target as a database or as a file.

When you distribute a package to a database target, the content of the package is placed into a staging table in the remote database. You can then deploy the package. Use a database target and distribution to migrate configuration content from a development environment to a test environment.

When you distribute a package to a file target, the content of the package is placed into a file in a folder on the application server in the source environment, and is then copied to the specified folder. Use a file target and distribution to migrate configuration content to a production environment where direct access to the production database is strictly controlled.

Procedure

  1. In the Migration Manager application, select the Manage Targets action.
  2. Define one or more targets:
    1. In the Manage Targets window, click New Row.
    2. In the Target Name field, specify a name for the target environment.
    3. In the Type field, specify DATABASE or FILE.
    4. In the Database URL or File Path field, specify a value:
      • For a Database target, specify the URL in standard JDBC format, for example, jdbc:db2://localhost:50000/mxdb2.
      • For a File target, specify the path to an existing folder that is on or accessible to the file system of the application server, for example, C:\temp.
    5. For a Database target, specify a user name, password, and schema name.
  3. Click OK.

What to do next

After you have created your targets, you can associate one or more of them with each package definition.