Portal V7.0 stand-alone: Migrating databases

An important part of migrating WebSphere® Portal involves updating the databases. The following sections provide details for updating schemas and overall optimizing the database migration process.

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Elevated permissions are required for migration with an Oracle database. For detailed instructions, go to Windows stand-alone: Granting privileges to Oracle or Oracle RAC database users in the related links.
  • Portal V7.0 stand-alone: Using copies of source database domains to minimize downtime
    To keep the earlier portal environment in production and reduce the amount of downtime during migration copy the earlier portal server JCR and Release domains. Connect to the domain copies and then update the new portal server with the domain copies. The process of connecting to the domain copies must be done after you upgrade the ConfigEngine tool but before you upgrade the Portal profile.
  • Portal V7.0 stand-alone: Connecting to database domains
    WebSphere Portal Version 8.0 requires that you use type 4 JDBC drivers. Follow these instructions to update the drivers as needed and to connect to the database domains.
  • Portal V7.0 stand-alone: Retaining custom table spaces
    If a database domain in the earlier portal server uses assigned custom table spaces that you want to retain for use on the new portal server (instead of using the default table spaces), you need to update the table space property file and the index space property file for the database table. Complete these updates only after you have upgraded the ConfigEngine tool.
  • Portal V7.0 stand-alone: Updating schemas
    Database schemas that you used with the earlier source portal must be updated for use with the new target portal. The migration process handles these updates for you automatically. However, if the portal uses IBM DB2 Universal Database™ for z/OS®, you can choose to view the SQL scripts that the migration process uses to update the database schemas.
  • Parent topic: Portal V7.0: stand-alone environment