can export/import portal,server,datastore used for migrating data

Question

Hi

I am migrating  from 10.8.1 to 11.1 in Windows 2019 server os in Parallel environments in HA.

This step is for migrating the data.

I am having issues with webgisdr with public portal url should be same the existing environment.

So thinking of alternative options.

Will export/import have less restrictions than webgisdr?

Will it be easier and quicker ?

If I want to export/import these 3 components from 10.8.1 to 10.8.1.

1) Does all three operations need to be done as set together or can they be imported independently ?

like eg. If I import only portal without datastore . does it have any impact?

if i import portal and datastore without server . does it have any impact? I can publish all services manually. does it work?

https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/data-store/10.8/install/windows/data-store-utility-reference.htm#ES...

https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/enterprise-administration/server/exportsite.htm

https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/enterprise-administration/portal/export-site.htm

Thanks

Scott_Tansley · Answer

Just bear in mind that the content in the webgisdr tool, and (by inclusion) the three separate tools are all version-specific.  If you did use the export/import route you're proposing then the 'content' in your 11.1 would be at 10.8.1 and would still, therefore, need to be upgraded.  Personally I wouldn't recommend it.

If you stood up a 10.8.1 version side-by-side, copied the content, and then upgraded then that would be a supported route.  There are several migration strategies documented here:

https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/administer/windows/migration-strategies.htm

The concept of cloning is a good way of moving from one environment to another:

https://developers.arcgis.com/python/guide/cloning-content/#conclusion

However, I have never found any documentation which states that you can use it for an upgrade, so some care/testing is needed on this approach.

JakeSkinner · Answer

Hi @coolgis,

The webgisdr performs the export sites you have mentioned before.  Will the same URL be used in the new environment?  For example, do you have a DNS (gis.domain.com) that will be switched over to the new environment  once everything is migrated?

If this is the case, you can update the hosts file in the new environment where the web adaptors will be installed.  Take a look at the following document on steps to do this.