rehost utility Clone scenario - LDAP on Target

[ThoaiVuong]

Attempting to use Rehost Utliity (Windchill 10.2 M020).

Have decided to try to use Clone scenario.

Guide says for Clone

- Target does not yet have Windchill. Ok

- Target must already have database (we're using Oracle) software installed and database created (we're doing this now). Ok

- It sort of implies / states that you have to import the database before running the utility so we will do this. Ok

- It states that the Target LDAP server much be running before running the utility. We're stuck on this one. How can one can Windchill Directory Server on the target without installing Windchill on the target?

Here is the actual statement (page 69):

"The target system database and LDAP server must be running when you run the Windchill Rehosting Utility."

Hopefully there is a simple answer for this - definitely does not seem to be in the guide.

Anyone have an actual procedure that they are willing to share about using the Clone scenario?

thanks

[TomU]

Take a look here: Re: Which Rehosting Method?

[TomU]

Basically you can just copy the entire Windchill DS folder to the destination server and start it up.

[ChrisSpartz]

Copying the Windchill DS folder from the source system to the target will work just fine. Though, an alternative is to run the PSI on the target system and just install Windchill DS. In the PSI select Solution -> Standalone Product or Component -> Windchill Directory Server. That will just install Windchill DS without installing Windchill.

[TomU]

Once you have all the Windchill stuff copied you will probably want to go back and copy the shortcut to launch a Windchill shell. I also configured everything to run as a service. You can do this from a Windchill shell:

REM Install Webserver (Apache) as a service
cd E:\ptc\Windchill_10.2\HTTPServer\bin
httpd -k install -n "PTC Windchill Web Server"

REM Install Windchill Directory Server as a service
cd E:\ptc\Windchill_10.2\WindchillDS\server\bat
windows-service -e

REM Install Windchill Method Server as a service
cd E:\ptc\Windchill_10.2\Windchill
ant -buildfile opt\ntservice\WindchillService.xml install -DserviceName="PTC Windchill Method Server"

REM Add startup dependencies to method server service
sc config "PTC Windchill Method Server" depend= "PTCWindchillWebServer"/"PTC Windchill Directory Server"