Complete the migration from a 4 xx or 5 xx server

Describes how to complete the data migration from your 4 xx or 5 xx server to the new target server.

Before you begin these tasks, be sure you have completed the necessary preparation.

If your target server is set up and is running with only the Licensed Internal Code and the operating system (i5/OS™) installed (feature code 0205), you can begin at 1 in this procedure. If you did not get a new server with feature code 0205, follow steps 1 through 31 in the topic, Restoring previous release user data to a new system: Step-by-step instructions in Chapter 14 of the Backup and Recovery Guide to install the Licensed Internal Code and i5/OS on the target server. When you have completed these steps, continue with 8 in this topic.

  1. Sign on to the target server as user QSECOFR. You do not need to enter a password at this time.
  2. At the IPL Options screen, enter the correct date and time. Verify that the following values are set as follows:
            Start to system to restricted state = Y
            Define or change system at IPL = Y
            Set major system options = Y
  3. On the Set Major System Options screen, select N to not enable automatic configuration.
  4. On the Define or Change the System at IPL screen, do the following:
    1. Select option 3 (System value commands).
    2. On the System Value Commands screen, select option 3 (Work with System Values).
    3. On the Work with System Values screen, type 2 next to the following system values:
      • Change QALWOBJRST to *ALL
      • Change QIPLTYPE to 2
      • Change QJOBMSGQFL to *PRTWRAP
      • Change QJOBMSGQMX to a minimum of 30
      • Change QPFRADJ to 2
      • Change QVFYOBJRST to 1
    4. After the system changed the system values, press F3 twice to return to the Define or Change the System at IPL screen
  5. On the Define or Change the System at IPL screen, press F3 to exit and continue the IPL.
  6. On the Change Password screen, type QSECOFR as the current password. Enter a new password. Re-enter the password to verify and press Enter.
  7. Perform steps 25 through 31 in the topic, Restoring previous release user data to a new system: Step-by-step instructions in Chapter 14 of the Backup and Recovery Guide.
  8. If a controller or device no longer has a valid resource on the system, follow the steps in fix hardware resource names after an upgrade to make the necessary corrections.
  9. Install any new licensed programs (LPs).
  10. Follow the steps in Install, upgrade, or delete i5/OS and related software.
  11. Use the Add Job Schedule Entry (ADDJOBSCDE) command and the information you printed from your source server to add job scheduler entries.
  12. If you installed Windows® Server for iSeries™ on your server and you saved your server with the Integrated xSeries® Server in a Varied off setting, follow these steps:
    1. Add the links for the server descriptions. Enter the following for each server description:
      ADDNWSSTGL NWSSTG (storage_name) NWSD(server_description)
    2. Vary on your Integrated xSeries Server by entering WRKCFGSTS *NWS and selecting option 1 to vary on each server.
  13. Print your server configuration information as follows:
    1. On the i5/OS command line, enter PRTSYSINF and then print the resulting spooled file. This prints reports of the hardware resources, software resources, system values, installed fixes (program temporary fixes or PTFs), and other configuration information.
    2. Print a new system configuration list and keep this list for future reference.
    3. On the i5/OS command line, enter WRKDEVD. Use option 6 to print the device descriptions.
    4. On the i5/OS command line, enter WRKCTLD. Use option 6 to print the controller descriptions.
    5. If you have a partitioned server, print the system configuration for logical partitions.
  14. Save the entire server using option 21 of the GO SAVE command. Make sure that you specify the following options:
    1. Vary off the network server...*ALL
    2. Unmount file systems..........Y
    Note: It is recommended that you have two copies of the backup media.
  15. Resume normal operations and verify that all your applications run properly.
  16. Tune the server performance.

    This ensures that your servers make the best use of the system resources, and allows workloads to run as efficiently as possible.

Related concepts
Scenarios: Data migration
Related tasks
Perform the migration
Prepare for the migration from a 4 xx or 5 xx server
Fix hardware resource names after an upgrade
Install any new licensed programs (LPs)
Print a new system configuration list
Print the system configuration for logical partitions
Tune the server performance
Related reference
GO SAVE
Related information
Backup and Recovery Guide
Install, upgrade, or delete OS/400 and related software