Backing Up the Source System

Before migrating, you must back up the static data in the file system (users, workflows, modules, roles, Repository).

Refer to:

When you want to back up the complete workflow history, check the History checkbox in the Backup Connector Properties dialog.

Migrating process Id

As of INUBIT 7.4.0.53, the file process_id.xml containing the process Id must be present in the root folder of the backup archive.

If the source system release is lower than INUBIT 7.4.0.53, you must also perform the following steps:

Enter the following command to start the CLI mode:

./startcli.sh -u root https://<server>:<port>/ibis/servlet/IBISSoapServlet
Enter the root password.

Execute the following commands to extract the ProcessId information:

CLI|root@HOSTNAME> cachemode
CACHE|root@HOSTNAME> get RUNTIME_PROPERTIES ProcessId <path_to_Backup>/process_id.xml

Keep the downloaded process_id.xml file. It contains the ProcessId information, 10000 in the following example: <Property name="ProcessId" type="Long">10000</Property>
Add the process_id.xml file to the root folder of the backup archive.

Before migrating, check if there are logs directories and corresponding contents below the workflow error directories, for example:

<inubit-installdir>/server/ibis_root/<user>/workflow/<workflowName>/error/logs

If there is data in one or more logs directories, the log database was temporarily not available and the log entries were written to this directory/these directories. To read these log entries into the database restart the Process Engine. All entries that could not be read into the database are ignored during the migration.

Prerequisites

Make sure that no workflows exist that are in state Retry.

Recommended best practice

Clear Queue Manager error entries if not required.
Avoid running processes while taking backup.
Clear System Log and Server Logs if not required to migrate.
Delete unused workflow versions.

Proceed as follows

Activate the maintenance mode at the source system Administration > General Settings> Administration > Server > Maintenance mode. During the migration the maintenance mode is also activated on the destination system so that the workflows are not resumed after starting the Process Engine at the destination system.
Stop the Integration Server or the Process Engine.
Create a complete backup of the following directories by means of your operating system:
- INUBIT installation directory
- Directories containing graphics or Web applications
- Application specific directories
  
  In order to back up, copy, for example, all directories to a different server or to another partition of the same server.
If you have customized start scripts, also back them up (for example, settings concerning firewall, port number, proxy, and caching).
Create a backup of the databases in use:
- Monitoring database
- Portal database
- Repository database