About Migration and Administration Tools

Formerly used to write a copy of the Encyclopedia volume metadata to a file, so the administrator can import the metadata into another release of iHub.

Formerly used to populate an Encyclopedia volume with metadata previously written to an exported file.

Upgrade an existing Actuate iServer installation from a previous release, such as Release 10 Service Pack 1, to Release 11 Service Pack 4, then migrate to iHub using a side-by-side installation operation. For more information on installing or migrating to iHub, see the installation and migrating chapters later in this book.

Back up the database using the utilities that the RDBMS provides. For example, PostgreSQL provides the pg_dump and pg_restore utilities to create and restore a database backup.

Use operating system or other third-party tools to backup and load designs, documents, and other iHub data objects stored in the file system. For more information on the recommended procedures to back up iHub system and Encyclopedia volume schemas in the iHub environment, refer to Chapter 10, “Backing up an Encyclopedia volume,” later in this book.

Formerly used to list the contents of an export directory. In iHub, no comparable functionality exists.

Formerly used to validate an offline Encyclopedia volume and repair problems.

In iHub, use the tools available in the third-party RDBMS containing the Encyclopedia volume metadata to verify data integrity and make repairs.

Formerly used to convert Encyclopedia volume user security from internal to external registration to allow administration from another system, such as an LDAP server. In iHub, use the iHub Integration Technology custom application as a reference to configure the Report Server Security Extension (RSSE) when implementing external registration.

Formerly used to convert Encyclopedia volume user security from external to internal registration from an LDAP or other system to iHub. In iHub, no comparable functionality exists. For more information on how to install and configure RSSE in the iHub environment, refer to Chapter 11, “Configuring iHub security,” in Configuring BIRT iHub and Chapter 10, “Using Java Report Server Security Extension” in Using BIRT iHub Integration Technology.

Formerly used to put an Encyclopedia volume in and out of online backup mode. In iHub, a dynamic backup no longer requires putting the system into online backup mode. The administrator performs an Encyclopedia volume metadata backup using the tools provided by the third-party RDBMS, which provides comparable features. The administrator uses standard operating system or other third-party tools to back up the data files.

Formerly used to convert an older Encyclopedia volume to the latest version. In a manual upgrade process, the administrator uses the Squirrel Data Exporter and Encyclopedia Data Store Administrator utilities to migrate to a new, side-by-side iHub installation. These utilities are Java programs run from the command line.

For more information on how to migrate to iHub, refer to Chapter 4, “Migrating to BIRT iHub.”