Running the conversion

Convert the IBS_SPEC_ASSIGNMENTS table to Module Level Associations (MLA) tables.

Procedure

  1. Run the converter executable file in your working environment.
    • Do not move the converter executable from the <installation-directory>/tools/MLA-Converter directory. The converter must remain in place and run from there.
    • Do not start any application servers or establish any other connections to the database during the conversion process.
  2. Open the mla-conversion.log file to track the conversion progress. This log file is actively updated.
    • Open the log file with BareTail or any other software that automatically reloads the file when it is updated to see the progress of the conversion.
    • In testing, the conversion took anywhere from 4 to 10 hours on a large IBS_SPEC_ASSIGNMENTS table.
  3. If any issues occur during the conversion process, review mla-conversion.log.
    • Fix any errors as suggested. Restart the converter.
    • If your database is in an unstable state and you cannot fix it, you need to restore the database from your backup.
    • Until your conversion is successful, you cannot start or run an application server against the database.