Overview of the Migration Directory Structure

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Overview of the Migration Directory Structure

Director Setup automatically creates a migration directory in the path you specify. The folder for the migration directory is named as Director Migration.

The following files are copied or created in the Director Migration folder by Director Setup:

Autorun Source

This shortcut can be accessed from the Migration directory or copied to the source workstation. It accesses the source migration file and the AutoDNA.exe to perform the configured migration and executes the following command line:

"<Path to your migration directory>\DirectorMigration\ddnarun\AutoDNA.exe" "<path to your Migration directory>\DirectorMigration\Source\DirectorSource.dmx

You can add any additional command-line parameters necessary to customize your migration.

AutoRun Destination

This shortcut can be accessed from the Migration directory or copied to the destination workstations. It accesses the destination migration file and the AutoDNA.exe to perform the configured migration and executes the following command line:

"<path to your migration directory>\DirectorMigration\ddnarun\AutoDNA.exe" "<path to your Migration directory>\DirectorMigration\Destination\DirectorDestination.dmx"

You can add any additional command-line parameters necessary to customize your migration.

Template File

The template that is configured for use during the migrations is copied from its original location into the DirectorMigration folder.

The following folders are copied to the DirectorMigration folder or created in the DirectorMigration folder:

Setup folder: This folder contains the CA DMM installation and is copied to the Migration directory. It is used if CA DMM or any component must be installed on the workstation before a migration.
ddnarun folder: This folder contains the CA DMM executable and supporting files and is copied into the Migration directory. It is used if CA DMM is accessed from the migration directory. It also contains AutoDNA.exe. The shortcuts you place on the workstations to perform the migrations accesses this executable.
Source folder: This folder contains DirectorSource.dmx, the migration file. The Director Setup creates DirectorSource.dmx. It contains the options that you configured. You can edit this migration file using DMM Options Editor to customize your migration process.
Destination folder: This folder contains DirectorDestination.dmx, the migration file. The Director Setup creates DirectorDestination.dmx. It contains the options that you have configured. You can edit this migration file using DMM Options Editor to customize your migration process.
Logs: This folder is empty until the first migration. After the first migration, this directory contains the Director log. It is named <migration directory>\DirectorMigration\Logs\DirectorSourceLogs_%DNA_Machine_Name%.txt.
IEInstaller: This folder is empty when the Director Migration folder is created. If the computers do not have Internet Explorer v5.X or higher already installed, copy the IEInstaller\IE5Setup.exe into the migration directory into the IEInstaller folder. Then open the DMM Options Editor from the Start menu, open the .dmx file in the source and destination folders, and define the option for Path to the Internet Explorer installer option.