Upgrading by migrating WebSphere Application Server information to WebSphere Application Server v8.5.5 (Scenario 2)
The following checklist is a high-level road map of tasks you need to complete to migrate configuration information from your existing WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment v7.x installation to a new installation of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v8.5.5.
This information provides a high-level overview or road map of tasks you need to complete in order to upgrade to IBM® Control Desk version 7.6 by migrating the configuration of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v7.x used with IBM Control Desk version 7.5.x to WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v8.5.5.
In this scenario, you use the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v8.5.5 migration wizard to transfer existing IBM Control Desk version 7.5.x configuration information from WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v7.x to WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v8.5.5.
This scenario applies to deployments that use WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment hosted on Linux systems only.
The benefit of using this upgrade scenario is that you do not have to configure WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v8.5.5. You reuse the configuration you performed for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v7.x.
Checklist for migrating WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment configuration data
Use this checklist as a guideline when you upgrade to version 7.6 by migrating WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment configuration data. |
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1 | Review and complete the upgrade prerequisites. | Review and complete the upgrade prerequisites that are described in Pre-upgrade tasks. |
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2 | Run the Integrity Checker from your existing environment in Report mode. | For detailed instructions Run integrity checker 7.5.x. For
information about error messages, see the following documentation:
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3 | Ensure that you have the appropriate operating system. | For a list of supported operating systems, see the System Requirements page on the IBM Control Desk wiki. |
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4 | Establish the supported middleware. | In this scenario, you use the Control Desk version 7.6 installation program to install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v8.5.5 and migrate configuration
information. You intend to migrate existing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v7.x profile information created
for Control Desk version 7.5 to WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v8.5.5. Review the information about establishing supported middleware in Establish supported middleware. Complete the following tasks to establish supported middleware:
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5 | Optional: If necessary, migrate database or directory server data. | For more information, see Migrate database or directory server data (optional). |
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6 | Run the Control Desk installation program | Run the Control Desk version 7.6 installation program to install Control Desk on the administrative workstation To perform the upgrade, complete the steps described in Running the Control Desk 7.6 installation program. |
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7 | Migrate customizations from your prior deployment. | Migrate any customizations you made in your Control Desk version 7.6 administrative workstation. Migration must be
performed for all products that are installed on the workstation. For more information, see Migrate customizations. |
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8 | Run the Control Desk configuration program | Run the Control Desk version 7.6 configuration program. Changes are written to the database and if you chose to do so, application EAR files were deployed to WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment. For more information, see Configuring Control Desk version 7.6 using the Control Desk version 7.6 configuration program. |
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9 | Run Control Desk 7.6 Integrity Checker. | Run the Integrity Checker tool in Report mode. If the Integrity Checker reports an error, you
must resolve it. For detailed instructions, see Run integrity checker 7.6. For information about error messages, see the following documentation:
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10 | Complete the post-upgrade tasks. | Review important information about post-upgrade tasks in Post-upgrade tasks. A checklist and detailed instructions are provided for completing the post upgrade tasks. |