Migrating a Windows-based SSMC deployment to new SSMC appliance

The following Windows operating systems are supported by SSMC appliance:

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Operating System
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Operating System
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Hyper-V 2012 Core
Windows Hyper-V 2019

IMPORTANT:

If you are using Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Operating System, HPE recommends you to turn off the Windows SmartScreen settings. Ensure to disable Windows SmartScreen settings to execute .exe SSMC migration files.

The HPE SSMC migration tool is available for Windows as an .exe file. This file is available at SSMC ISO image > HPE_SSMC_<build number>_Migration_Tools.

Procedure

Open HPESSMC-<build number>.WinMigrationTool.exe file.
Click Next in the HPE SSMC migration tool - InstallShield Wizard.
Click Next, after accepting the license agreement.
Click Install.
A shortcut HPE SSMC migration tool.bat file is created on your desktop.
Launch the .bat file.

Specify the following details in the SSMC migration tool:

Input name	Description
Enter SSMC appliance IP address.	The IP address of the SSMC appliance to which the configurations are to be migrated.
Enter SSMC appliance `ssmcadmin` user password.	Password of the `ssmcadmin` user created when the appliance is deployed for the first time.
HPE SSMC service must stop to proceed with migration. Proceed to stop the service? Y/[N]	Confirm to stop the SSMC service on the source SSMC to proceed with appliance migration. This option is displayed only when the SSMC service is running.
Enter the certificate path to be added to Trust store. Ensure that the certificate is saved using Base-64 encoded X.509.	Enter the SSMC appliance certificate which is required for migration in case FIPS mode is enabled on the source.
Do you want to migrate the scheduled reports? Y/[N].	Confirm to migrate the scheduled reports.
Do you want to download the SSMC appliance logs, that can be shared with HPE support? Y/[N].	Confirm to download the error logs if the migration fails for any reason.