Troubleshooting: Migrate a stand-alone server

If you encounter a failure during the configuration process, determine whether you can run the step again, skip the step, or if you must clean up the step. For some failed steps, learn how to correct the issue and recover from the failure.

Each potential step in the configuration is included. Because the steps vary depending on your selections, the steps are not numbered. Find the step that failed to learn more about correcting and recovering from the failure. If you need to change a value that you entered in the wizard, then you must run the configuration again.

Tip: If you must go through the wizard again, download the wizard selections that you made to save time. Then, cancel the configuration. Start the process over and upload your saved selections. Correct or enter values for the parameters that caused the failure.

Manual Step: Install the latest fix packs

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Since this is a manual step, any error that occurs is outside the context of the wizard.

Table 1. Appropriate actions for step: Install the latest fix packs
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run this step again after you clean up the issue.
Skip the step	If this step was successful, you can skip it if you run the configuration process again.
Clean up step	If you encounter an issue when you are installing the fix, refer to the documentation for the fix.

Generate the files for remote migration

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Table 2. Appropriate actions for step: Generate files for remote migration
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run this step again after you clean up the issue.
Skip the step	If this step was successful, you can skip it if you run the configuration process again.
Clean up step	If this step fails, review the parameters and values that you entered in the Configuration Wizard, specifically the target temporary path and the application server path. If the parameter and values that you entered are correct, and the step fails again, use the wp-collector tool to gather the files that are needed to contact support for help. See Data collection and symptom analysis for information about using the wp-collector tool.

Manual Step: Copy the remote migration package to the source environment

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Since this is a manual step, any error that occurs is outside the context of the wizard.

Table 3. Appropriate actions for step: Copy the remote migration package to the source environment
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	Not applicable
Skip the step	If this step was successful, you can skip it if you run the configuration process again.
Clean up step	None required

Create a backup of the remote source portal profile

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Table 4. Appropriate actions for step: Create a backup of the remote source portal profile
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run this step again after you clean up the issue.
Skip the step	If this step was successful, you can skip it if you run the configuration process again.
Clean up step	If this step fails, delete the path to the temporary backup profile, and run the step again. For more information about troubleshooting the WASPreUpgrade command, see the WebSphere® Application Server documentation on Troubleshooting migration.

Create a backup profile of the source portal profile

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Table 5. Appropriate actions for step: Create a backup of the source portal profile
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run this step again after you clean up the issue.
Skip the step	If this step was successful, you can skip it if you run the configuration process again.
Clean up step	If this step fails, delete the path to the temporary backup profile, and run the step again. For more information about troubleshooting the WASPreUpgrade command, see the WebSphere® Application Server documentation on Troubleshooting migration.

Manual Step: If the backup profile is larger than 2 GB, clean up the backup profile

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Since this is a manual step, any error that occurs is outside the context of the wizard.

Table 6. Appropriate actions for step: If the backup profile is larger than 2 GB, clean up the backup profile
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	Not applicable
Skip the step	If you are running the configuration again, you can skip this step only if you skipped all the previous steps.
Clean up step	None required

Create a default profile

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Table 7. Appropriate actions for step: Create a default profile
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run this step again after you clean up the issue.
Skip the step	If this step was successful, you can skip it if you run the configuration process again.
Clean up step	If an unrecoverable error occurs and the create default profile step fails, remove the profile. Use the manageprofiles command to remove the profile. The command file is in the app_server_root/bin directory. The command file is a script that is named manageprofiles.sh\|bat. Example: `/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/manageprofiles.sh -delete -profileName profile_name` Delete the profile directory. Then, run the Create a default profile step again.

Import backup profile

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Table 8. Appropriate actions for step: Import backup profile
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run this step again after you clean up the issue.
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again. If you re-create the default profile from the Create a default profile step, then you must run this step again to import the new default profile.
Clean up step	If an unrecoverable error occurs and the import backup profile step fails, remove the profile. Use the manageprofiles command to remove the profile. The command file is in the app_server_root/bin directory. The command file is a script that is named manageprofiles.sh\|bat. Example: `/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/manageprofiles.sh -delete -profileName profile_name` Delete the profile directory. Then, run the Create a default profile step again before you rerun this step.

Manual Step: If you cleaned up the backup profile, restore the JCR content

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Since this is a manual step, any error that occurs is outside the context of the wizard.

Table 9. Appropriate actions for step: If you cleaned up the backup profile, restore the JCR content
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	Not applicable
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again. You must restore the JCR content, if you completed the previous manual step to clean up the backup profile that is over 2 GB.
Clean up step	None required

Upgrade the ConfigEngine

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Table 10. Appropriate actions for step: Upgrade the ConfigEngine
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run this step again after you clean up the issue.
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again.
Clean up step	If this step fails, review the parameters and values that you entered in the Configuration Wizard, specifically the new host name, passwords, port numbers, and the Portal server path. If the parameter and values that you entered are correct, and the step fails again, use the wp-collector tool to gather the files that are needed to contact support for help. See Data collection and symptom analysis for information about using the wp-collector tool.

Manual Step: Update the ports on the target environment

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Since this is a manual step, any error that occurs is outside the context of the wizard.

Table 11. Appropriate actions for step: Update the ports on the target environment
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	Not applicable
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again.
Clean up step	None required

Manual Step: Update database settings

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Since this is a manual step, any error that occurs is outside the context of the wizard.

Table 12. Appropriate actions for step: Update database settings
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	Not applicable
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again.
Clean up step	None required

Validate database settings

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Table 13. Appropriate actions for step: Validate database settings
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run this step again after you clean up the issue.
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again.
Clean up step	Check your properties files to make sure that you have all of your parameters and values set correctly before you run the step again.

Connect to new database copies

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Table 14. Appropriate actions for step: Connect to new database copies
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run the step again.
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again.
Clean up step	None required.

Manual Step: Review database schema changes

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Since this is a manual step, any error that occurs is outside the context of the wizard.

Table 15. Appropriate actions for step: Review database schema changes
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run this step again.
Skip the step	This step is optional. You can skip this step if you do not want to review the database schema changes.
Clean up step	None required

Upgrade the base portal database component

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Table 16. Appropriate actions for step: Upgrade the base portal database component
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you can run this step again after you clean up the issue.
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again.
Clean up step	If this step fails, delete the database, create a new copy, and run the step again.

Manual Step: Remove check pending statuses from table spaces

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Since this is a manual step, any error that occurs is outside the context of the wizard.

Table 17. Appropriate actions for step: Remove check pending statuses from table spaces
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, clean up the issue and start back with the Upgrade the base portal database components step, and then run this step again.
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again.
Clean up step	If this step fails, delete the database, create a new copy, and rerun the Upgrade the portal database component step before you rerun this step again.

Upgrade the remaining portal databases

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Table 18. Appropriate actions for step: Upgrade the remaining portal databases
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, clean up the issue and start back with the Upgrade the base portal database components.
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again. You must complete the Upgrade the base portal database components and Remove check pending statuses from table spaces steps before you run this step again.
Clean up step	If this step fails, delete the database, create a new copy, and rerun the Upgrade the portal database component and Remove check pending statuses from table spaces steps before you run this step again.

Upgrade the portal profile

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Table 19. Appropriate actions for step: Upgrade the portal profile
If you must run a configuration again, the table helps you determine what actions are appropriate.
Actions	Notes®
Run the step again	If this step fails, you must contact support. Note: Contact support before you start the Portal server.
Skip the step	Do not skip this step, if you are running the configuration again.
Clean up step	Contact support.

When you run this step, the sub task that is named action-deploy-portlets-applyMIGStatic-wp.oob.full runs and completes successfully. However, the following error messages are shown. You can ignore these error messages:

EJPXA0161W: The web module ContactList could not be activated. Please see previous messages for reasons and possible corrective actions.
EJPPH0048W: The synchronization mode of all nodes in the portal cluster is not consistently set. The portlet application PA_ContactList will not be started in the Application Server. Manual synchronization is assumed for all nodes. Manually start the application after all nodes were synchronized.
EJPXA0067E: The following configuration data is needed to create a content-node resource: content-parentref.