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Plan for migration:
Title	Details
Plan the migration	Plan for your migration
Prepare for migration:
Consoles	Find information to help you choose and set up a console.
Create logical partitions	Use this information to create logical partitions on the target server.
Backup and Recovery (about 570 pages)	Use this information to perform disk unit management before migrating your data (use Chapter 18. "Procedures for configuring disks and disk protection").
Clean up disk storage space	Cleaning up the source server before you migrate your data ensures that you are migrating only what is needed.
Ensure you have required fixes (program temporary fixes or PTFs)	Install the most current software fixes before migrating your data to the target server.
Prepare to install the i5/OS™ release	Use this information to help you install i5/OS V5R4 on the source server before migrating your data.
Install the i5/OS release	Use this information to help you install i5/OS V5R4 on the source server before migrating your data.
Print the system configuration list	Document the current server configuration before migrating your data.
Print the system configuration for logical partitions	If you have a partitioned server, document the current partitioned server configuration before migrating your data.
GO SAVE command	Back up the source server in preparation for migrating your data. You migrate your data by restoring this copy of the data on the target server.
Collect performance data	Use this information to gather performance data so that you can compare system performance before and after the migration.
Complete the migration:
Backup and Recovery (about 570 pages)	Use this information to: Migrate data from one partition to another on the same server. Migrate your data from a source server that can run i5/OS V5R4 (use Appendix D. "Recovering your server to a different server"). Migrate your data from a source server that cannot run i5/OS V5R4 (use Chapter 14. "Previous Release-to-Current Release Support"). Restore your source server to its original state (use Appendix C. "Recovering your server").
Fix hardware resource names after an upgrade	Use this information if a controller or device no longer has a valid resource on the server after the migration is complete.
Install software other than the i5/OS release	Use this information to install any additional software on the target server.
GO SAVE command	Back up the target server when the data migration is complete.
Print the system configuration list	Document the new target server configuration when the migration is complete.
Print the system configuration for logical partitions	Document the new target server configuration when the data migration is complete.
Tune performance	Find information about enabling your server to make the best use of the system resources, and enabling workloads to run as efficiently as possible.

Other information

You can also view or print any of the following PDFs that are closely related to this topic:

Upgrades (about 285 KB or 43 pages)

You can use this information if you want to upgrade your server with new hardware while retaining its serial number.

Install, upgrade, or delete i5/OS and related software (about 220 pages)

You can use this information if you are upgrading your server with a new i5/OS release.

Logical partitions

If you are upgrading from or to a partitioned server, you can use this topic to choose from a number of PDFs that contain information about logical partitions.

Backup and Recovery (about 570 pages)

You can use this information to back up your server before performing upgrade tasks. This allows you to recover a working configuration should you experience problems during any part of the upgrade.

For additional information related to migration, see Related information.

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