Planning the IBM i migration

The time you spend planning for your IBM® i data migration can help minimize your downtime and make performing the migration easier.

Planning your hardware for data migration
Before you perform the actual IBM i data migration, identify your hardware requirements and prepare your hardware.
Planning your software for IBM i data migration
Before you perform the actual IBM i data migration, identify your software requirements and prepare your software.
Planning for your IBM i console connection
If you plan to use a console after the data migration, ensure that the target console is prepared for your environment.
Recording an IBM i data migration plan
When you complete the planning tasks, you should have a record of the data migration plan. If you have other individuals assisting you in your data migration, this plan will not only help them understand your situations but will also assist you if problems arise during the migration.

Parent topic: Data migrations

Related tasks

Performing the migration
Preparing for the migration from a IBM i model that does not support IBM i 7.3