IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.3.1
Migrating common metadata
Use these procedures to migrate common metadata assets. You need to export the common metadata assets that are on the source computer, and then import the assets to the target computer to complete the migration.
About this task
When you export common metadata, you can include any data connections to the databases, data files, or data file folders that you export. Alternately, you can export the data connections separately by type.
When
you are performing a suite-wide migration, you might want to move
all data connections for the entire suite. To move all data connections
that exist across all products, except for InfoSphere DataStage®,
you must issue three separate commands. You issue one command to export
all data connections for data file folders, one command to export
all data connections for databases, and one command to export all
data connections for data files. The first command exports data connections
for data file folders:
istool export -dom domain_name:port_number -user user_name -password password-ar path_to_archive_file -cm '/host_name/datafile_folder_path/datafile_folder_name/*.rcn'
For
example:istool export –dom ABC:9443 –u user1 –p pass1 -ar "c:\myarchive.isx" –cm
'/host1/c:\mydatafile_folders/data/*.rcn'
The second command exports data connections for databases:istool export -dom domain_name:port_number -user user_name -password password-ar path_to_archive_file -cm '/host_name/database_name/*.dcn'
The
third command exports data connections for data files:istool export -dom domain_name:port_number -user user_name -password password-ar path_to_archive_file -cm '/host_name/datafile_path/datafile_name/*.fcn'
InfoSphere DataStage data
connections are moved when you use istool commands for InfoSphere DataStage, InfoSphere Information Server Manager,
or the InfoSphere DataStage Designer
to move InfoSphere DataStage projects.You export assets by using the version of the istool command-line that corresponds to your source computer. You import assets by using Version 11.3 of the istool command-line.
Procedure
To migrate common metadata assets, use istool:
Version | Procedure |
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Versions 8.0.1, 8.1, 8.1.1 | Not available. |
Version 8.1.2 | |
Version 8.5 | |
Version 8.7 | |
Version 9.1 | |
Version 11.3 |
Example
istool export -dom domain_name:port_number -user user_name -password password -ar path_to_archive_file -cm '/*/*.db'
The metadata related to each database is exported into a
separate XMI file within the ISX archive
file. When you import the metadata in the archive file, each XMI file
is imported separately.