Using the Migration Wizard

Applies To: Operations Manager 2007 R2, Operations Manager 2007 SP1

Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) provides the Operations Manager Migration Wizard to assist you in migrating management packs from Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MOM 2005) to Operations Manager 2007. The Migration Wizard converts management packs from the .akm file format to the XML format for use with Operations Manager 2007. The Migration Wizard can also export a list of managed computers to simplify system discovery.

Installing the Migration Tool

The MOM 2005 to Operations Manager 2007 Migration tool requires both MOM 2005 user interfaces and Operations Manager 2007 Operations console. The Migration tool uses the MPConvert.exe utility. For more information, see the Help for that utility.

To install the MOM 2005 to Operations Manager 2007 Migration tool

1. Use local administrator privileges to log on to the system with Operations Manager 2007.

2. On the Operations Manager 2007 installation media, double-click the SetupOM.exe file.

3. In the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Setup dialog box, click Install MOM 2005 to OpsMgr 2007 Migration tool.

The installation process creates a shortcut in the System Center Operations Manager 2007 group in the Start menu.

After you install the Migration Wizard, you can run it as part of your migration process.

Migrating your Management Configuration

This walkthrough uses the Migration Wizard to migrate management packs from a MOM 2005 management group, called MOMServer77, to XML format. This walk-through also exports a list of managed servers for use in setting up the Operations Manager 2007 management group.

The wizard offers four paths for migration of management packs.

• MOM 2005 file to Operations Manager 2007 file

• MOM 2005 file to Operations Manager 2007 management group

• MOM 2005 management group to Operations Manager 2007 file

• MOM 2005 management group to Operations Manager 2007 management group

Migrating to a file then requires importing the management pack into Operations Manager 2007, by using the same procedure as importing any management pack.

From Start, select Programs, select System Center Operations Manager 2007, and click Migration Tool.

The Welcome page provides information about using the wizard. After you review this information, click Next.

In the Source page, enter the name of your management server or use Browse to select it, and then click Next. This is the management server for your MOM 2005 management group, in this example called MOMServer77.

The Source page also provides the option of starting with management packs that are saved as .akm files. If you select Migrate Management Packs for a file, a later page in the wizard allows you to select the .akm files that you want to migrate.

The Migration Settings page specifies which elements to migrate. In this example, you migrate managed computers and management packs. Management packs contain all of the custom groups and monitors that you have saved. You can select individual management packs under Select the data to be migrated. After you select management packs, click Next.

In this example, you export the list of managed computers to a file. That file can be copied into the Discovery Wizard Discovery Method page. Enter a name for the Managed Computer Export File, and then click Next.

In the Destination page, the Migration Wizard provides two options for the output of management packs. You can migrate directly to an Operations Manager 2007 management server, or you can export the management packs to files for importing into your management server.

If you select Migrate to a System Center Operations Manager 2007 Management Group, enter the name of the management server, or click Browse to select it.

In this example management packs are migrated to files. Enter a destination directory for the management packs, and then click Next.

The Completion page displays your selected migration actions for review. If these are correct, click Migrate.

After migration is complete, the wizard displays the status of the migration actions. When each action is complete, the wizard marks it with a check for success or an X for failure. Click Finish to close the wizard.

After completing conversion, import into Operations Manager 2007 the management packs that have been exported to file. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=98348.