Moving Traverse from UNIX to Windows

The following description is for transferring an existing copy of Traverse from a UNIX platform to a Windows platform.

Transferring Traverse from UNIX Platform to Windows Platform

1. Install (fresh) Traverse on the Windows servers. Make sure that the Windows host is restarted after the installation is complete. When the server restarts, shut down Traverse, which starts automatically, using the Service Controller. You must also shut down the UNIX host using etc/traverse.init stop.
2. Export the Provisioning Database from UNIX host using following commands Substitute proper path names if required.

cd <TRAVERSE_HOME>
utils/databaseUtil.pl --action export --file /tmp/provdb.xml

1. When the command completes, copy /tmp/provdb.xml to a temporary location on the Windows host.
2. Import the data into the Provisioning Database on Windows host by opening a command window and executing the following commands:

c:

cd <TRAVERSE_HOME>

utils\databaseUtil.pl --action import --file C:\temp\provdb.xml

Substitute the correct path if provdb.xml is in a location other than c:\temp. When prompted to proceed with this operation, enter y. The command takes a few minutes depending on how many objects are configured in the database from the UNIX host.

1. For transferring the DGE database, you can create a zip archive of <TRAVERSE_HOME>/database/mysql/aggregateddatadb directory and extract the files under the same directory on the Windows host.
2. Copy your permanent license (etc/licenseKey.xml) from the UNIX host to the Windows host.

   Note: Step 2 and Step 3 are only applicable for migrating the host that is running BVE/Web Application. Likewise, Step 4 is only for migrating the DGE host.