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Data Migration

You use data migration to move CA APM data from Release 11.3.4 to Release 12.8. You first install Release 12.8. At the end of the installation, the CA Management Database (CA MDB) structures are updated and you are prompted to migrate your data. The data migration moves the data in your database from the previous database structures to the new database structures.

You use the Migration Toolkit to perform the data migration. The Migration Toolkit contains the following four tools:

• Migration Documentation. Provides the instructions for generating the migration reports, running the Migration Utility, and manually migrating objects.
• Migration Reporting. Generates reports that help you during the migration process. You generate pre-migration reports before you run the Migration Utility to avoid potential problems during the migration. You generate more migration reports after you run the Migration Utility. These reports help you manually migrate legacy database structures that cannot be migrated using the Migration Utility.
• Duplicate Asset Name Configurator. Specifies the renaming configuration to apply to duplicate Asset Names.
• Migration Utility. Provides automated steps to move the selected objects in your legacy database structures to the new database structures.

For information about how to migrate data from Release 11.3.4 to Release 12.8, see the Implementation Guide.