1.2 The Migration Process

The migration process consists of the following steps:

  1. Installing the migration utility. For more information, see Section 1.3, Downloading the Migration Utility.

  2. Backing up both the source and destination databases before starting migration.

  3. Selecting the migration source. For more information, see Section 2.5.1, Selecting the Migration Source.

  4. Selecting the migration destination. For more information, see Section 2.5.2, Selecting the Migration Destination.

  5. Selecting the objects to migrate. For more information, see Section 2.5.3, Migrating Objects.

  6. Initiating the migration.

    Migration can take several hours to complete, depending on the size of the data being migrated. For more information, see Section 2.5.3, Migrating Objects.