Naeem Sufi 3 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Hello all I started the migration utilities but ran into errors I am wondering can those utilities still work since WF 8 has been upgraded so many times Migration manual does not say anything about issues with direct migration to WF8.27 from wf7703 if the direct migration is not possible from WF77 to Wf827.28 which interim version will I need to migrate to has anyone experienced this issue I would appreciate if you can share your experience here thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Moore Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Naeem. The migration utilities will allow you to migrate from 7.x (includes 7703) to 8207. Having said that, this is not a simple upgrade / migration - much more complex than a binary refresh. There are separate utilities for the WebFOCUS Client and ReportCaster. Last time I did this upgrade, it did require me to clean up the file-based WebFOCUS repository, basedir, and I had to install an interim version of ReportCaster because of some errors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naeem Sufi 3 Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 Thanks Ron the error I am getting is from mr7xto8xexport.bat it is giving Cant parse mrrepos.htm do you know what you had to do cleanup basedir , mrrepos.htm In the basedir I see there are backup folder Basedir created in the past, should I remove those from Basedir backup directory Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Moore Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Naeem. How big is your basedir folder and how is your WebFOCUS Client security configured It looks like you are getting errors reading the basedir folder. Have you tried running the utility as an administrator I see you have an open case for this and maybe there is some confusion there as you are doing a migration, not an in-place upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naeem Sufi 3 Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 Hi Ron please see below yes I am having issue with the basedir basedir export I ran the utility as a Admin but I still get the same error There were some backup folders in the basedir folder I moved those out but still getting error. from the export log I am getting this error 2022-03-21 14:49:26,263] INFO ibfssystem - Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory created PU:WebFOCUSRepositoryPU [2022-03-21 14:49:26,263] INFO IBFSEntityManagerFactory - Created EntityManagerFactory with the persistence unit name WebFOCUSRepositoryPU sucessully [2022-03-21 14:49:26,263] ERROR ibfssystem - ********************************************* [2022-03-21 14:49:26,263] ERROR ibfssystem - *** Failed to loadCachedInfo Failed to connect to the repository DB. *** java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to connect to the repository DB. at com.ibi.ibfs.IBFSService.initEntityManagerFactory(IBFSService.java:746) ~[webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.ibfs.IBFSService.loadCachedInfo(IBFSService.java:556) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.ibfs.IBFSService.init(IBFSService.java:361) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.ibfs.IBFSService.(IBFSService.java:353) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.ibfs.IBFSService.getIBFSService(IBFSService.java:444) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.ibfs.IBFSService.getIBFSService(IBFSService.java:419) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.applications.mrexport.WFConvertRepository.getIBFSService(WFConvertRepository.java:669) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.applications.mrexport.WFConvertRepository.init(WFConvertRepository.java:681) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.applications.mrexport.WFConvertRepository.convertRepository(WFConvertRepository.java:754) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.applications.mrexport.WFConvertRepository.(WFConvertRepository.java:536) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.applications.mrexport.WFConvertRepository.getWFConvertRepository(WFConvertRepository.java:563) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] at com.ibi.applications.mrexport.WFConvertRepository.main(WFConvertRepository.java:575) [webfocus-applications.jar:8207.28.08] [2022-03-21 14:49:26,263] ERROR ibfssystem - ********************************************* [2022-03-21 14:49:26,310] FATAL ibfssystem - com.ibi.ibfs.error.IBFSException: Internal IBFS error [2022-03-21 14:49:26,325] DEBUG impex - Starting Migration Export. Repository is at E:/ibi/WebFOCUS77/basedir image.jpg692791 153 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Moore Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Naeem. I dont think the size of the repository is an issue and the doc says the Realm driver with AD authentication is ok. I would look at what is in mrrepos.htm - be sure to save a copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naeem Sufi 3 Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Ron I looked at mrrepos.htm it has links to domains I see those domain folders in the basedir is there any specific thing I should look for is there any template I can view and compare mrreopos.htm I contacted support so far now answer from them on this export issue Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Moore Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Naeem. Sorry you are having this issue. I have been following your case with support. The last migration I did from an older release was 76 to 8207 and I was able to run the mr7xto8xexport. But, I was migrating to an earlier release of 8207. Talking to support, there is an issue using the migration utilities to migrate to 8207. I think this was likely introduced after the migration I did, related to the license changes in the WebFOCUS GA version. There is a project to update the migration doc. The recommended solution and the change to the doc is to use the migration utilities to upgrade to version 8206 and then upgrade to either 8207 or 9 Sorry for the confusion and hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naeem Sufi 3 Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Thanks Ron , Yes that migration manual does need to be updated . Though it mentions 7.* versions that can be migrated to 8207 and have you copy the mr and rc folders (from 8207) to WF7 utilities folder to use for migration ; Here is what I found out MR, RC folders in utilities folder in 8207 do not work with WF 7*.* file based repository Manual does not even mention BID migration Since Support person mentioned that we need to move to interim version 8206 so I had him send me migration folders (RC and MR) from 8206 Luckily I had saved my notes when I migrated 7.6 to 8.0 back in 2014 I think that came handy Thanks all for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Mills Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 That was interesting Naeem. I appreciate you digging in there to figure out what to do. I would have though it would have worked just fine. Hopefully theyve addressed this in version 9x. Not that many customers are still on 7x releases, but there are some who might like to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Moore Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Hi Toby. The latest information I have is that the migration utility will not work with WF9, same as 8207 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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