You could also try copying the DB across, remove any server references if found in that DB, then install the production version of the ARS to that new DB on the new server and then go upwards from there..
Joe ________________________________ From: Prashant Patil <remed...@gmail.com> To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2009 1:40:41 AM Subject: ARS 6.001(HD 5.0) to ARS 7.01 platform upgrade ** Dear All, We are currently planning a platform upgrade from ARS 6.00.1 to ARS 7.01 ARS 6.x Server Config Windows 2K - ARS Engine 6.00.01 patch 1420 Oracle 9.0.1.0.0 Helpdesk 5.0 (customized) ARS 7.001 Server Config (already setup) Windows 2K - ARS Engine 7.0.01 patch 002 Oracle 10gR2 SLM 7.0.0.2 We have a development server same as the ARS 7.001 server config. (A) How do we go about migrating HD 5.0 application & data to the new platform? we thought of doing it as follows. Any feedback would be highly appreciated. 1) Setup development environment same as ARS 6.x server config 2) Install Helpdesk 5.0, import data (can we use Remedy Migrator to import application & data from old server? which Remedy Migrator version?) 3) Upgrade HD 5.x to HD 6 4) Upgrade ARS Engine from 6.x to 7.001 5) Now migrate HD 6 app & data to the new server platform ARS 7.x (can we use Remedy Migrator to import application & data? which Remedy Migrator version?) (B) Can we use SLM 7.002 with HD 6.x application to define service targets? Are there any issues? Please let us know any ideas or anything we may have to plan for before getting started. Thanks & Regards, Prashant __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" html___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"