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Operations for Migrating to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

 

Updated: May 14, 2015

Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1

For migration in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, after you successfully gather data from a source site in a supported source hierarchy, you can start to migrate data and clients. Use the information in the following sections to create and run migration jobs to migrate data, clients, and to then complete the migration process.

  • Create and Edit Migration Jobs for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  • Run Migration Jobs in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  • Upgrade or Reassign a Shared Distribution Point in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  • Monitor Migration Activity in the Migration Workspace

  • Migrate Clients in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  • Complete Migration in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Create and Edit Migration Jobs for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Use the following procedures to create data migration jobs, edit the exclusion list for collection-based migration jobs, configure shared distribution points, and edit migration job schedules.

Note

The following procedure for creating a migrating job that migrates by collections, applies only for source hierarchies that run a supported version of Configuration Manager 2007. The collection-based migration job type is not available when you migrate from a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager source hierarchy.

To create a migration job to migrate by collections

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

  2. In the Administration workspace, expand Migration, and then click Migration Jobs.

  3. On the Home tab, in the Create group, click Create Migration Job.

  4. On the General page of the Create Migration Job Wizard configure the following, and then click OK:

    - Specify a name for the migration job.

- In the **Job type** drop-down list, select **Collection migration**.

  5. On the Select Collections page, configure the following, and then click Next:

    - Select the collections that you want to migrate.

- If you want to migrate collections only and not the objects that are associated with those collections, clear the **Migrate objects that are associated with the specified collections** option. If you clear this option, no associated objects are migrated in this job, and you can skip steps 6 and 7.

  6. On the Select Objects page, clear any object types, or specific available objects that you do not want to migrate. By default, all associated object types and available objects are selected. Then click Next.

  7. On the Content Ownership page, assign the ownership of content from each listed source site to a site in the destination hierarchy, and then click Next.

  8. On the Security Scope page, select one or more role-based administration security scopes to assign to the objects to migrate in this migration job, and then click Next.

  9. On the Collection Limiting page, configure a collection from the destination hierarchy to limit the scope of each listed collection, and then click Next. Or, if no collections are listed, click Next.

  10. On the Site Code Replacement page, assign a site code from the destination hierarchy to replace the Configuration Manager 2007 site code for each listed collection, and then click Next. Or, if no collections are listed, click Next.

  11. On the Review Information page, click Save To File to save the displayed information for later viewing. When you are ready to continue, click Next.

  12. On the Settings page, configure when the migration job will run and any additional settings that you need for this migration job, and then click Next.

  13. Confirm the settings and complete the wizard.

To create a migration Job to migrate by objects

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

  2. In the Administration workspace, expand Migration, and then click Migration Jobs.

  3. On the Home tab, in the Create group, click Create Migration Job.

  4. On the General page of the Create Migration Job Wizard, configure the following, and then click Next:

    - Specify a name for the migration job.

- In the **Job type** drop-down list, select **Object migration**.

  5. On the Select Objects page, select the object types that you want to migrate. By default, all available objects are selected for each object type that you select.

  6. On the Content Ownership page, assign the ownership of content from each listed source site to a site in the destination hierarchy, and then click Next. Or, if no source sites are listed, click Next.

  7. On the Security Scope page, select one or more role-based administration security scopes to assign to the objects in this migration job, and then click Next.

  8. On the Review Information page, click Save To File to save the displayed information for later viewing. When you are ready to continue, click Next.

  9. On the Settings page, configure when the migration job will run and any additional settings that you need for this migration job. Then click Next.

  10. Confirm the settings and complete the wizard.

To create a migration job to migrate changed objects

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

  2. In the Administration workspace, expand Migration, and then click Migration Jobs.

  3. On the Home tab, in the Create group, click Create Migration Job.

  4. On the General page of the Create Migration Job Wizard, configure the following and then click Next:

    - Specify a name for the migration job.

- In the **Job type** drop down list, select **Objects modified after migration**.

  5. On the Select Objects page, select the object types that you want to migrate. By default, all available objects are selected for each object type that you select.

  6. On the Content Ownership page, assign the ownership of content from each listed source site to a site in the destination hierarchy, and then click Next. Or, if no source sites are listed, click Next.

  7. On the Security Scope page, select one or more role-based administration security scopes to assign to the objects in this migration job, and then click Next.

  8. On the Review Information page, click Save To File to save the displayed information for later viewing. When you are ready to continue, click Next.

  9. On the Settings page, configure when the migration job will run and any additional settings that you require for this migration job. Unlike the other migration job types, this migration job must overwrite the previously migrated objects in the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager database. Click Next.

  10. Confirm the settings and then complete the wizard.

To modify the exclusion list for migration

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

  2. In the Administration workspace, click Migration to gain access to the exclusion list. You can also access the exclusion list from the Source Hierarchy or Migration Jobs node.

  3. On the Home tab, in the Migration group, click Edit Exclusion List.

  4. On the Edit Exclusion List dialog box, select the excluded object that you want to remove from the exclusion list, and then click Remove.

  5. Click OK to save the changes and complete the edit. To cancel current changes and restore all the objects that you have removed, click Cancel, and then click No. This will cancel the removal of the objects, and close the Edit Exclusion List dialog box.

To share distribution points from the source hierarchy

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

  2. In the Administration workspace, expand Migration, click Source Hierarchy, and then select the source site that you want to configure.

  3. On the Home tab, in the Source Site group, click Configure.

    Note

    In Configuration Manager with no service pack, this option is named Share Distribution Points.

  4. On the Source Site Credentials dialog box, select Enable distribution point sharing for the source site server, and then click OK.

  5. When data gathering finishes, click Close.

To change the schedule of a migration job

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

  2. In the Administration workspace, expand Migration, and then click Migration Jobs.

  3. Click the migration job that you want to modify. On the Home tab, in the Properties group, click Properties.

  4. In the properties of the migration job, select the Settings tab, change the run time for the migration job, and then click OK.

Run Migration Jobs in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Use the following procedure to run a migration job that has not yet started.

To run migration jobs in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

  2. In the Administration workspace, expand Migration, and then click Migration Jobs.

  3. Click the migration job that you want to run. On the Home tab, in the Migration Job group, click Start.

  4. Click Yes to start the migration job now.

Upgrade or Reassign a Shared Distribution Point in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

You can upgrade a supported distribution point that is shared from a Configuration Manager 2007 source site, or reassign a supported distribution point that is shared from a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager source site, to be a distribution point in the destination hierarchy.

Important

Before you upgrade a Configuration Manager 2007 branch distribution point, you must uninstall the Configuration Manager 2007 client software from the branch distribution point computer. If the Configuration Manager 2007 client software is installed when you attempt to upgrade the distribution point, the upgrade fails and content that was previously deployed to the branch distribution point is removed from the computer.

Warning

When you upgrade or reassign a shared distribution point, the distribution point site system role and site system computer is removed from the source site and added as a distribution point to the site in the destination hierarchy that you select.

To upgrade or reassign a shared distribution point in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

  2. In the Administration workspace, expand Migration, and then click Source Hierarchy.

  3. Select the site that owns the distribution point you want to upgrade, click the Shared Distribution Points tab, and select the eligible distribution point that you want to upgrade or reassign.

  4. On the Distribution Point tab, in the Distribution Point group, click Reassign (Prior to System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, this button was named Upgrade).

  5. Specify settings in the Reassign Shared Distribution Point Wizard as if you are installing a new distribution point for the destination hierarchy, with the following addition:

    - On the **Content Conversion** page, review the guidance about the required space to convert the existing content. Then, on the **Drive Settings** page of the wizard, ensure that the drive of the distribution point computer that is selected contains the required amount of free disk space.

  6. Confirm the settings and then complete the wizard.

Monitor Migration Activity in the Migration Workspace

Use the following procedure to use the Configuration Manager console to monitor migration.

To monitor migration activity in the Migration workspace

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

  2. In the Administration workspace, expand Migration, and then click Migration Jobs.

  3. Click the migration job that you want to monitor.

  4. View details and status about the selected migration job on the tabs for Summary and Objects in Job.

Migrate Clients in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

After you migrate data for clients between hierarchies but before you complete migration, plan to migrate clients to the destination hierarchy. The migration of clients between hierarchies involves uninstalling the Configuration Manager client software from computers that are assigned to the source hierarchy, and then installing the Configuration Manager client software from the destination hierarchy. When you install the client from the destination hierarchy you also assign the client to a primary site in that hierarchy. For more information about migrating clients, see Planning a Client Migration Strategy in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.

Complete Migration in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Use this procedure to complete migration from the source hierarchy.

To complete migration in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

  2. In the Administration workspace, expand Migration, and then click Source Hierarchy.

  3. For a Configuration Manager 2007 source hierarchy, select a source site that is at the bottom level of the source hierarchy. For a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager source hierarchy, select the available source site.

  4. On the Home tab, in the Clean Up group, click Stop Gathering Data.

  5. Click Yes to confirm the action.

  6. For a Configuration Manager 2007 source hierarchy, before you continue to the next step, repeat steps 3, 4, and 5. Perform these steps at each site in the hierarchy, from the bottom of the hierarchy to the top. For a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager source hierarchy, continue to the next step.

  7. On the Home tab, in the Clean Up group, click Clean Up Migration Data.

  8. On the Clean Up Migration Data dialog box, from the Source hierarchy drop-down list, select the site code and site server of the top-level site of the source hierarchy, and then click OK.

  9. Click Yes to complete the migration process for the source hierarchy.