2.3 Migrating a Primary Server from an Unsupported Platform to a Supported Platform

  1. On Machine X, use the ZENworks 11 SP3 media and run the following command:

    Windows: setup.exe -R

    Linux: setup.sh -R

    These commands launch the ZENworks Server Migration tool.

  2. Click Continue.

  3. Enter the zone credentials, then click Next.

  4. Enter Machine A's login details (for example, Remote Server Address, Remote Administrator Name, and Password).

  5. Click Next. The Pre-Migration Summary page is displayed.

  6. Click Install.

    The ZENworks Server Migration tool performs the following tasks:

    • Copies the configuration file and the content files from Machine A to Machine X.

      NOTE:If an embedded database is running on Machine A, the server migration tool migrates the database to Machine X automatically.

    • Disables the network configuration (for example, the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and hostname) on Machine A and replicates the same network configuration on Machine X.

      For a Windows machine, the server migration tool copies ZENworks-specific registry entries from Machine A to Machine X.

      If multiple IPs are configured on Machine A, you need to configure them manually on Machine X.

      WARNING:At the end of this step, Machine X takes Machine A’s identity. However, the server object of Machine X is a dangling server object and needs to be deleted from ZENworks Control Center, see Step 10.

  7. At the end of this step, the Migration Complete page is displayed, click Next.

  8. Click Next to open the Restart Server page.

  9. Select Yes, restart the system, then click Done.

    This restarts Machine X and shuts down Machine A.

  10. Log in to ZENworks Control Center and delete the Machine X server object.