Migrating Kernel Configurations

If you want to use your Kernel configuration definitions from earlier versions of Entire Net-Work Server in this version, you must convert them to current Entire Net-Work Server Kernel configurations. This document describes how to do this.

Warning:
Once a Kernel configuration has been migrated to the most recent version of Entire Net-Work Server, it cannot be migrated back to an earlier Entire Net-Work Server version. If you really need to do so, contact your Software AG technical support representative for assistance.

Start of instruction setTo convert Entire Net-Work Server configurations to the configuration used by the current version of Entire Net-Work Server:

Make sure you have accessed the System Management Hub.

  1. Select the name of the managed host on which Entire Net-Work Server is installed.

  2. Expand the tree-view frame for the managed host by clicking on the plus sign (+) to the left of its name.

  3. Select "Entire Net-Work Server" in the tree-view under the managed host.

    The Entire Net-Work Server administration area of the System Management Hub becomes available to you.

  4. Expand Servers in tree-view, by clicking on the plus sign (+) to the left of its label.

    The list of installed servers appears.

  5. In tree-view, right-click on the name of the server on which you want to add a Kernel and select the Migrate Kernel command from the resulting drop-down menu.

    The Migrate Net-Work Kernel panel appears in detail-view.

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  6. In the Enter the Net-Work Kernel Name field, specify the name of the older Kernel configuration definition you want to migrate.

  7. In the Enter the Net-Work Kernel Location field, specify the fully qualified path name of the location of the older Kernel configuration definition you want to migrate.

  8. Select (click on) the radio button associated with version number of the older Kernel configuration definition you want to migrate.

  9. When all fields been specified, click OK to convert the older Kernel configuration to a current Kernel configuration.

    The configuration is converted.