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Keeping Commerce Applications Updated WebSphere Commerce 5.1 to 5.6 Migration Guide
11.1 Migration overview
This chapter describes the actions needed to migrate the WebSphere
Commerce Suite V5.1 elements to the WebSphere Commerce V5.6
environment.
Commerce Suite V5.1 elements to the WebSphere Commerce V5.6
environment.
It is recommended to prepare and migrate the elements in the following order:
1. Instance
2. Database
The preparation steps are described in Chapter 10, “Pre-migration steps” on
page 183.
page 183.
The following is a list of the specific sections that are covered. You can use this
list as a checklist when you are performing the tasks in this chapter. Read and
understand the chosen section completely, before you begin any of the tasks:
list as a checklist when you are performing the tasks in this chapter. Read and
understand the chosen section completely, before you begin any of the tasks:
In each section we describe the steps needed to migrate the individual element.
11.2 Migrating commerce instance configuration
Before the migration can take place ensure that the steps outlined in
Section 10.2, “Instance preparation” on page 185 has been completed.
Section 10.2, “Instance preparation” on page 185 has been completed.
To migrate an instance the WCIM tool is provided with WebSphere Commerce
V5.6.
V5.6.
It is recommended to understand the behavior of the WCIM tool before
continuing on migrating the instance . The behavior of the WCIM tool is
described in Appendix C, “Migration scripts” on page 255
continuing on migrating the instance . The behavior of the WCIM tool is
described in Appendix C, “Migration scripts” on page 255
The instance can be migrated in one of the following ways:
Switch-Over
In-place