The Migration wizard server runs on the machine where WebSphere Commerce Developer
Version 7.0 is installed. The WebSphere Commerce Migration wizard client can be installed on any
machine which supports graphics.
Procedure
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If you are running the Migration wizard on a machine that is different from the one that has
your previous version of WebSphere Commerce, copy the following file from your Version 5.6.1 or 6.0
machine, to a temporary directory on the machine where the Migration wizard is running:
- Version 5.6.1:
WCDE_installdir \conf\xml\config.xml
- Version 6.0:
WCDE_installdir \xml\config\wc-server.xml
During the migration, you are prompted for the location of this XML file.
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Complete the following steps:
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Open a DOS command window.
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Navigate to directory
WCDE_installdir /bin .
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Enter the following command to start the wizard:
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wcimServer.bat [-port port_number -loglevel
log_level ]
Where:
- port_number
- Optional: The number of the endpoint port. If a number is specified, the value must be between
1024 and 65535. If a number is not specified, the default number is 10,999.
- log_level
- Optional: The level of logging can be set to ERROR, WARNING, NORMAL, DEBUG, or VERBOSE. The
default value is VERBOSE.
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Wait for the following message to be displayed:
Event: WCIM server started with protocol default at port 10,999.
This indicates the server has started successfully.
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To start the Migration wizard client, complete the following steps:
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Open a DOS command window.
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Navigate to directory
WCDE_installdir /bin .
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Depending whether your client machine is local or remote from the server machine, complete one
of the following tasks:
- If the Migration wizard client is located on the same machine as WebSphere Commerce Version
7.0, enter:
- If the Migration wizard client is located on a machine remote from WebSphere Commerce Version
7.0, enter:
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wcimclient.bat -hostname hostname [-port
port_number -loglevel log_level ]
Where:
- hostname
- The hostname of the machine where the Migration wizard server is running.
- port_number
- Optional: The number of the endpoint port. If a number was specified to start the Migration
wizard server, the same port number value must be specified for the client.
- log_level
- Optional: The level of logging can be set to ERROR, WARNING, NORMAL, DEBUG, or VERBOSE. The
default value is VERBOSE.
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The Migration wizard's default user is wcimadmin and the default
password is wcimibm . Use these values to sign in.
Note: The first time you log in, you will be asked to change the password.
What to do next
- Follow the instructions within the Migration wizard. To access the online help, select
- You can check for errors in the Migration wizard log file:
WCDE_installdir /logs/WCIM/wcim.server. timestamp
.log
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Completing the development database migration