Migrating system administration data

Last Updated : Jun 17, 2024 |

About this task

This procedure describes the process for migrating system administration data.

Caution:

Only perform this procedure once. Attempting to migrate system administration data more than once results in serious errors from which recovery might not be possible. Failure to heed this warning can result in irretrievably damaged data.

Procedure

  1. If CMS is not turned on, do the following:
    1. Run cmsadm to display the system administration menu.
    2. Enter the number for the run_cms option.
    3. Enter 1 to turn on CMS.
  2. Log in to CMS.
  3. From the CMS Main menu, select System Setup > CMS State to put CMS into single-user mode.
  4. Turn off data collection for all ACDs.
  5. Insert the most recent full maintenance backup tape or mount the extract device.
  6. From the CMS Main menu, select System Setup > R3 Migrate Data.
  7. In the R3 Migrate Data window, do the following:
    1. In the Device name field, enter the extract device name.
    2. From Data type, select System Administration data.
    3. From Specify ACD(s), select All ACDs.
  8. Press Enter to access the action list in the top-right corner.
  9. Select Run and press Enter.

    The migration progress is displayed.

  10. Press F3 and select the UNIX option to display the command line prompt.
    Note:

    After the migration is complete, you will receive a message if migration of any custom reports fail. Information about the failed reports are written to the r3mig.log file.

  11. Run pg /cms/migrate/r3mig.log to display the customer migration log.
  12. Verify the contents of the customer migration log and take any necessary corrective action.
  13. Repeat steps 6 to 12 using the incremental backup media, if one was created.
  14. Type exit to exit the command line window.