Chapter 5: Migrating The Database To Epicenter 7.1 - Extreme Networks EPICenter Installation Manual

5 Migrating the Database to EPICenter 7.1
If you are upgrading from EPICenter 6.0 or 7.0 to EPICenter 7.1, you can migrate your EPICenter 6.0 or
7.0 database to the EPICenter 7.1 system, so you do not have to manually add your network assets to
EPICenter 7.1.
Migration of the EPICenter 6.0 or 7.0 database can be done as part of the standard server installation
procedure (see "Installing the EPICenter 7.1 Server" on page
procedure described in this chapter. The procedure in this chapter can be used to migrate the database if
your EPICenter 6.0 or 7.0 server is on a different machine than your EPICenter 7.1 server.
To migrate your EPICenter 6.0 or 7.0 database to EPICenter 7.1, you export the 6.0 or 7.0 database, copy
it to the 7.1 system, and import it into EPICenter 7.1.
Step 1: Prepare the EPICenter 6.0 or 7.0 system for exporting the database
1 On the EPICenter 6.0 or 7.0 system, create temporary directories for the database migration.
On Windows systems, create directories such as the following:
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C:\TempDB\basecamp
C:\TempDB\epicenter
On Solaris/Linux systems, create directories such as the following:
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/tmp/epicenter60/basecamp
/tmp/epicenter60/epicenter
Note that the temporary directories must be empty before starting the database migration procedure.
2 Stop the EPICenter 6.0 or 7.0 server, but leave the EPICenter 6.0 or 7.0 database running.
On Windows systems, do the following:
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a Open the Services window (found in Administrative Tools in the Control Panel).
b Highlight EPICenter Server, right-click and select Stop to stop the EPICenter Server.
On Solaris/Linux systems, enter the following command:
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/etc/init.d/EPICenterServer stop
Step 2: Prepare the EPICenter 7.1 system for importing the database
1 On the EPICenter 7.1 system, create a temporary location for the exported database files.
For example, the temporary location on Windows systems can be the following:
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C:/temp
On Solaris/Linux systems, the temporary location can be the following:
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/tmp/TempDB
Make sure that the temporary location is empty before proceeding with the database migration
procedure.
2 Stop the EPICenter 7.1 server and database.
On Windows systems, do the following:
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a Open the Services window (found in Administrative Tools in the Control Panel).
b Highlight EPICenter 7.1 Server, right-click and select Stop to stop the EPICenter Server.
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