A migration is the process of moving data or software from one iSeries™ server
to another iSeries server.
Review this information to become familiar with the terminology used to
describe migrations. If you are moving from one iSeries server, hardware feature, or
software version to another iSeries server, hardware feature or software version
and retaining the same server serial number, see Upgrade terminology.
- migration
- Any movement of software or data. When used in this topic, migration refers
to any of the following:
- Movement of software or data where the data is used on a different server
(with a different server serial number)
- Movement of software or data that skips one or more releases of the software
- A situation where one software feature is converted to another software
feature
Contrast migration with upgrade, where the target server retains the
serial number of the source server.
- data migration
- The movement of data when the software is upgraded or the data is transferred
to a different hardware server or model.
- source server
- The existing server that is being migrated to a new level of software.
- target server
- The planned hardware configuration and software level which will exist
when the migration is completed.