8.3.3 Migrating the database
This subsection explains how to migrate the database from a host on which SLM is installed to another host.
- Organization of this subsection
(1) Before you start
Verify that you have backed up the database.
For details about how to back up the database, see 8.1.2 Backing up the database.
Copy the database backup files to a desired location on the target host.
Install and set up SLM - Manager on the target host.
For details about how to install and set up SLM - Manager, see 5.1.5 Installing SLM and 5.1.6 Setting up SLM - Manager.
(2) Procedure
To migrate the database:
Terminate all SLM - URs connected to the SLM - Manager on the host to which the database is to be migrated.
For details about how to terminate SLM - UR, see 2.1.3 Terminating SLM - UR.
On the target host to which the database is to be migrated, from the Windows Start menu, select Administrative Tools, and then Services.
On the target host to which the database is to be migrated, stop the SLM - Manager service SLM - Manager Web Service (service name: JP1_ITSLM_MGR_Web_Service).
On the target host to which the database is to be migrated, stop the SLM - Manager service SLM - Manager Service (service name: JP1_ITSLM_MGR_Service).
On the target host to which the database is to be migrated, execute the database restore command.
Execute the following restore command:
jslmdbrstr absolute-path-of-backup-file
For details about the restore command, see 9.5 jslmdbrstr (restores database) in 9. Commands.
Start the SLM - Manager service SLM - Manager Service that was stopped in step 4.
Start the SLM - Manager service SLM - Manager Web Service that was stopped in step 3.
Start all SLM - URs that were terminated in step 1.
For details about how to start SLM - UR, see 2.1.2 Starting SLM - UR.