Knowledge Collection: Migration for IBM Business Process Manager

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IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) runtime migration support (1610883)
Versions: 8.0.1, 8.0, 7.5.1, 7.5
What versions of WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Lombardi Edition can you migrate to the IBM Business Process Manager products using migration tools?



A NameNotFoundException occurs in the sca/WLE_ /ActivationSpec log file after migrating to IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) (1626780)
Versions: 8.0.1, 8.0, 7.5.1
If APAR JR44382 is not applied prior to migrating the WebSphere Process Server (WPS) Version 7.0 environment to IBM Business Process Manager, you will see a javax.naming.NameNotFoundException sca/WLE_cluster_name/ActivationSpec error after starting the migrated servers.



Migration from WebSphere Process Server (WPS) for z/OS to IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced on a distributed operating system (1597101)
Versions: 8.0, 7.5.1, 7.5
Can you use version-to-version migration tools to migrate a WebSphere Process Server for z/OS profile to IBM Business Process Manager Advanced on a distributed operating system such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, or AIX?



A DB2 SQL Error SQLCODE=-478?SQLSTATE=42893 occurs when migrating from WebSphere Lombardi Edition (WLE) Version 7.2 to IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Version 8.0 (1622266)
Version: 8.0
You are migrating WebSphere Lombardi Edition Version 7.2 to IBM Business Process Manager Version 8.0. When you use the upgrade_7x command with IBM DB2 V9.7.5, you encounter a DB2 SQL Error: SQLCODE=-478, SQLSTATE=42893.



A registry initialization error occurs after migrating to IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced for z/OS V8.0.1 (1619826)
Version: 8.0.1
After you migrate an IBM Business Process Manager Advanced for z/OS Network Deployment cell from Version 7.5.x to 8.0.1 and start the migrated servers, the registry might fail to initialize.



A java.lang.NullPointerException error occurs after migrating to IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced for z/OS V8.0.1 (1620031)
Version: 8.0.1
After you migrate an IBM Business Process Manager Advanced for z/OS Network Deployment cell from Version 7.5.x to 8.0.1 and start the migrated servers, a java.lang.NullPointerException error might occur.



IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) in-flight instance migration fails if the running instances have tokens on the business process definition (BPD) or service-level components are removed in the new snapshot (1615128)
Versions: 8.0, 7.5.1, 7.5
When running instances that are being migrated have tokens on the BPD or service-level components are removed in the new version, the migration process might fail.



Migrating to IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Version 8.0.1 results in log errors within the chart converter section of the migration log file (1616688)
Version: 8.0.1
After you migrate to IBM Business Process Manager Version 8.0.1, the migration log contains errors in the chart converter section labeled as "Unknown" and "CWLLG3405I: The color ' ' is invalid."



Synchronizing the value of exposed process values (EPV) variables for IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) from the old snapshot to the new snapshot (1617286)
Versions: 8.0, 7.5.1, 7.5
How do you synchronize the value of EPV variables from the old snapshot to the new snapshot?



A NullPointerException occurs when migrating from WebSphere Process Server 6.2 to IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) 7.5.1 without prior use of the Lombardi components (1607194)
Version: 7.5.1
You follow the migration steps in the IBM Business Process Manager Information Center to migrate from WebSphere Process Server Version 6.2 to IBM Business Process Manager Version 7.5.1. However, missing Process Server and Performance Data Warehouse databases might cause a NullPointerException



The Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Server option is missing in the server settings after migrating to the IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) V8.0 products (1608611)
Versions: 8.0, 7.5.1
After you migrate to an IBM Business Process Manager Version 8.0 environment, it does not contain the option to select an ECM Server.



The upgrade7x command fails when the number of characters used for performance data is greater than 64 characters for IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) (1597545)
Versions: 8.0, 7.5.1, 7.5
You might have extended the maximum number of characters beyond the default of 64 characters in performance data. However, you might not have made the same change to the new environment before running the upgrade7x command.



The upgrade_7x.sh/bat database migration script fails with the "Database design file can't be found" message for IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) (1507248)
Versions: 7.5.1, 7.5
When you migrate a process server database to IBM Business Process Manager Version 7.5 or later from previous versions, the upgrade_6x.sh/upgrade_6x.bat or upgrade_7x.sh/upgrade_7x.bat script fails if the dbDesign file is missing under the newly created profile.



IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced for z/OS v7.5.0 Fix Pack 1 migration fails with the BPMProfileUpgrade script (1571058)
Version: 7.5.0.1
When you attempt to migrate from WebSphere Process Server on z/OS version 6 or 7 to IBM Business Process Manager Advanced on z/OS V7.5.0 Fix Pack 1, a BPMProfileUpgrade ANT script failure occurs. The script reports that the MigrationCommon.py file cannot be found.



IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced for z/OS v7.5.0.1 migration leads to various errors in Business Space widgets (1571067)
Version: 7.5.0.1
After you migrate your WebSphere Process Server (WPS) on z/OS v6 or v7 servers to IBM Business Process Manager Advanced for z/OS V7.5.0 Fix Pack 1, you might notice erros in the migrated business space widgets. These errors are due to a problem with the execution of the migrateBSpaceData.sh script.



A stored procedure error occurs after upgrading an Oracle database for IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) V7.5.1. (1578872)
Version: 7.5.1
A compile error for the LSW_ERASE_TASK stored procedure occurs within the Oracle database after upgrading it from IBM Business Process Manager Version 7.5.0.x to Version 7.5.1



The upgrade7x command fails to clean up the SIBus tables during database upgrade to the IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) V7.5.1 products (1579275)
Version: 7.5.1
The upgrade7x command fails during SIBus tables cleanup task while upgrading the Process Server database to IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) V7.5.1.



A CWMCO0908E error message is seen when the upgraded cluster does not match the node level for IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced (1584411)
Version: 7.5.1
You cannot start the cluster member after upgrading from IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced V7.5.0 to 7.5.1



Performing an installation using a network deployment topology can cause problems during a WebSphere Lombardi Edition, Version 6.x migration (1500904)
Version: 7.5
An installation that implements a network deployment (ND) topology uses a different default password for the tw_admin user account than the password that is used for a stand-alone installation. This password also varies from previous releases of the custom security provider.

Support

If you are having installation issues and need help from IBM Support, see the Collect troubleshooting data for the IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) products (1569731) topic. This document explains what documentation you must collect (MustGather) so that the IBM Business Process Manager Support team can diagnose your problem. If you gather this documentation before contacting support, it will expedite the troubleshooting process, and save you time.

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Other Knowledge Collections for IBM Business Process Manager

• Knowledge Collection: Database documents for the IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) products (7036941)
• Knowledge Collection: Installation and configuration documents for the IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) products (7024590)
• Knowledge Collection: Performance documents for the IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) products (7037045)
• Knowledge Collection: Security documents for the IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) products (7036942)

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