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what is the difference between manual rehost and run rehost through utility

  • June 20, 2023
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what is the difference between manual rehost and run rehost through utility ?  if it is can someone provide general steps for manual rehost ? 

FYI :- i viewed rehost guide but i could not understand clearly 

 

 

 

 

 

Best answer by HelesicPetr

Hi @VR_10538993 

difference is that

manual rehost you need to go throw all steps manually. You change all needed properties in all locations one by one. 

The Rehost utility does almost all steps in one run. You just need to set up one configuration file. 

 

Steps to rehost Windchill RENAME SCENERIO

1. Cloning LDAP Contents from Source LDAP to Target LDAP

2. Updating Host Names in Apache

3. Updating the Database on the Target System

4. Configuring Database Connection

5. Restart the Rehosted Windchill System

6. Updating Vaulting Configuration

7. Verify Site URL in Site Administration

 

PetrH

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HelesicPetr
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HelesicPetr22-Sapphire IIAnswer
22-Sapphire II
June 20, 2023

Hi @VR_10538993 

difference is that

manual rehost you need to go throw all steps manually. You change all needed properties in all locations one by one. 

The Rehost utility does almost all steps in one run. You just need to set up one configuration file. 

 

Steps to rehost Windchill RENAME SCENERIO

1. Cloning LDAP Contents from Source LDAP to Target LDAP

2. Updating Host Names in Apache

3. Updating the Database on the Target System

4. Configuring Database Connection

5. Restart the Rehosted Windchill System

6. Updating Vaulting Configuration

7. Verify Site URL in Site Administration

 

PetrH

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    VR_1053899310-MarbleAuthor
    10-Marble
    June 20, 2023

    HI @HelesicPetr 

    Thanks for the steps 

    so we will copy all the windchill, HTTPServer, Java these folders also from source and we can paste it in target system right ?

    HelesicPetr
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    HelesicPetr22-Sapphire II
    22-Sapphire II
    June 20, 2023

    Hi @VR_10538993 

    Yes, you can just copy all data, files, folders from one system yo another.

    The copy action should be done if Windchill, apache, DS, and database do not run. 

     

    PetrH

      jbailey
      jbailey18-Opal
      18-Opal
      June 20, 2023

      So if you are using WC 12.0.2 and newer (where Windchill DS is gone) there is no more option to manually rehost as easy as it was in the past.

      The rehost script has to be used because it makes changes to config files and the database.

       

      Typically, you would have copied over the vaults / imported the db from the source in the target machine and just started Windchill (target was either duplicated from prod, or reconfigured prior to DB import).  We found this out the hard way during a DR test and had to use the script the hard time

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        VR_1053899310-MarbleAuthor
        10-Marble
        June 20, 2023

        Thanks @jbailey 

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