Migrating a RHEL based SSMC deployment to new SSMC appliance

The HPE SSMC migration tool is available for Linux as a .zip file. This file is available at SSMC ISO image > HPESSMC-<build number>.RhelMigrationTool.zip.

Procedure
  1. Unzip HPESSMC-<build number>.RhelMigrationTool.zip folder. If you are using Command Line Interface (CLI), then use the command unzip <file_name> to unzip the migration folder.
    NOTE:

    Ensure that the following files are available in HPESSMC-<build number>.RhelMigrationTool.zip folder:

    • DataMigrationTool_lib

    • DataMigrationTool.jar

    • ssmc_migration_tool.sh

    • log4j2.properties

  2. Run the chmod +x command on ssmc_migration_tool.sh .
  3. Start execution using the command ./ssmc_migration_tool.sh.
  4. 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.