BusinessConnect Container Edition Migration

To migrate from earlier versions to TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition 1.5.0, perform the following steps.

Migrating from Release 6.4.x or 7.x

To migrate from TIBCO BusinessConnect™ 6.4.x or 7.x to BusinessConnect™ Container Edition 1.5.0, complete the following steps:

Exporting the Old Configuration

Perform the following steps to export the existing BusinessConnect™ 6.4.x or 7.x configuration by using the TIBCO Administrator GUI:

    Procedure
  1. Log in to TIBCO Administrator. Click BusinessConnect in the left panel, and then click Manage in the right panel.
  2. In the Management area of the Manage Installation dialog, click Export.
  3. (Optional) You can also set a password to protect the exported data. In the Configuration Data Export dialog, click Set.
  4. Click Export to export the existing configuration. Do not exit until the export process is successfully completed.
  5. Click Download.

    You are prompted to confirm that you want to download the InstallationName.csx file and to specify where the file is to be saved. The exported configuration is secure and can be imported into BusinessConnect Container Edition as explained in the following steps.

Note: To perform migration from TIBCO BusinessConnect 6.4.x or 7.x to TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition 1.4.0, the systems must contain an identical set of protocols.

Importing the Old Configuration to Trigger Migration

To import the saved old installation, perform the following steps:

  1. Log in into the TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition UI.
  2. In System Settings, click Installation Properties under the General tab.
  3. On the Installation Properties page, click Import Configuration.
  4. In the right panel, click Upload file, navigate to the location where the .csx file is saved and upload the file. Provide password (if any).
  5. Click Start Importing and wait for the import process to complete.
Important: Do not exit this process while data is being imported. If the data import process is interrupted for any reason, the system might be left in an unpredictable state. In this case, you have to recreate the installation and perform a new import operation.
Note: If you wish to migrate from one BusinessConnect Container Edition to the other, export the .bcce file by using the Export BCCE configuration option in the Installation Properties page and follow the importing procedure.

Migrating from 1.x.x Releases of TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition

To migrate from an earlier 1.x.x version of TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition to TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition 1.5.0, complete the following steps:

Exporting the Old Configuration

Perform the following steps to export the existing TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition 1.x.x version configuration by using the TIBCO Admin UI:

  1. In the Admin UI, navigate to System Settings > General > Installation Properties.

  2. On the Installation Properties page, click Export BCCE configuration.

  3. In the Export Configuration Data dialog, click Export.
    Setting the password is optional.

  4. Click Export and wait for the export process to complete.

  5. After the export process is completed, click Download, and save the exported .bcce file to a desired location.

    The exported configuration is secure and can be imported into BusinessConnect Container Edition as explained in the following steps.

Note: To migrate from an earlier 1.x.x version of TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition to TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition 1.5.0, the systems must contain an identical set of protocols.

Importing the Old Configuration to Trigger Migration

To import the saved old configuration, perform the following steps:

  1. Log in to the TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition UI.
  2. In System Settings, click Installation Properties under the General tab.
  3. On the Installation Properties page, click Import Configuration.
  4. In the right panel, click Upload file, navigate to the location where the .bcce file is saved and upload the file. Provide password (if any).
  5. Click Start Importing and wait for the import process to complete.
Important: Do not exit this process while data is being imported. If the data import process is interrupted for any reason, the system might be left in an unpredictable state. In this case, you have to recreate the installation and perform a new import operation.