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Vinay_S1-Visitor
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March 15, 2018
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What steps to be followed to clone Windchill server?

  • March 15, 2018
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Dear All,

I am trying to perform windchill cloning but I am having problem with method server and server manager getting crashed. 

Steps I performed:

1. Datapump of oracle database. ->expdp

2. Exported LDIF file and took backup of WindchillDS. 

3. Copied HTTPServer, Windchill folder from host system

4. Setup a server with same host and domain name. Installed Oracle with same SID and credentials as host system. Run the PSI with standalone components where I installed only WCDS, Java, OCU. Then imported dump file of oracle using impdp. Imported ldif and restored using WindchillDS backup. 

 

Changed host property in db.properties file with host name and java.server.rmi.hostname in wt.properties file. 

Since in host machine filevault was setup I changed filevault property to false instead of true. 

 

After launching windchill shell and starting windchill, server manager gets crashed sometime leaving behind background method server running. Sometimes method server keeps running but server manager and background method server gets crashed. I checked for logs but there are no errors being displayed there. 

 

Is there any step I have missed? Please help. I am not rehosting I am trying to setup a clone server.

Best answer by Vinay_S
Hi Florent and Jeff,
I was just trying to clone my host server and not rehost it. I tried importing db again and then i did not setup filevault in clone server but I had setup in host server so changed forceContentToVault value to false in wt.properties and restarted. It is working now. Thank you for your suggestions.

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Florent_2743661-Visitor
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March 15, 2018

You likely need to perform a rehost.

Depending on the release, there is a RehostUtilty available in downloads.

 

Florent

 

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JeffZemsky17-Peridot
17-Peridot
March 15, 2018

There is also documentation for Rehosting:

 

Windchill Rehost Utility Guide

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Vinay_S1-VisitorAuthorAnswer
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March 15, 2018
Hi Florent and Jeff,
I was just trying to clone my host server and not rehost it. I tried importing db again and then i did not setup filevault in clone server but I had setup in host server so changed forceContentToVault value to false in wt.properties and restarted. It is working now. Thank you for your suggestions.
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aakolkar1-Visitor
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March 16, 2018

What is the difference between a Windchill server clone and a rehost?

Thanks,

Amol

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aakolkar1-Visitor
1-Visitor
March 16, 2018

Got it! -  https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article?n=CS265773

 

Thanks,

Amol

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