Find here quick basic information on configuration manager migration process.
Basic Migration Workflow Chart
Quick Points on Migration
- An existing Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 infrastructure hierarchy can be migrated to Current Branch of Configuration Manager.
- All or some of the supported data can be migrated from old source site.
- Data can be migrated from single source site to several different sites in new destination hierarchy of current branch.
- Data can be moved from multiple sources sites to single destination site in new hierarchy
What exactly happens in configuration manager migration?
In Configuration Manager migration data would be transferred from database of old hierarchy to database of new current branch hierarchy.
Migration does not do any changes in database of source hierarchy; it discovers data to be copied and provisions copy of the same in database of new hierarchy.
Terms used in Migration:
Source Hierarchy
This is the hierarchy which is running with supported version of Configuration Manager and which has data to be transferred to new database in destination hierarchy. In migration once we specify source hierarchy, the top-level site in destination hierarchy data gathering process to identify the data to be transferred from the database of designated source site.
Destination Hierarchy
This is the site where migration process runs to transfer the data from old hierarchy.
Data Gathering
This is the process of identifying data in the source hierarchy to be transferred to new destination hierarchy. This process can be schedule and it can detect the changes in the data which was migrated earlier and might be needed to update in new hierarchy.
Migration Jobs
This is the process of specifying the object to be migrated and then manage them in new destination hierarchy.
Client Migration
In this data would be transferred which configuration manager client uses in database of old hierarchy to database of new current branch destination hierarchy.
Shared Distribution Point
These are the distribution point from old hierarchy which would be use in new destination hierarchy during migration period.
Monitoring migration
The progress and success of the migration can be monitored from the Migration node in the management console.
Stop gathering data
When there is no data to be transferred from old hierarchy then option can be configured on destination hierarchy to stop the data gathering process.
Clean up migration data
To complete migration activity clean up migration data process should be run to remove information of old hierarchy from new destination hierarchy.
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