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The information contained in this section applies to WebSphere Commerce Version 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in a newer section.WebSphere Commerce is a single, unified e-commerce platform that offers the ability to do business directly with consumers (B2C), directly with businesses (B2B), and indirectly through channel partners (indirect business models). WebSphere Commerce is designed to be a customizable, scalable, and high availability solution that is built to leverage open standards. It provides easy-to-use tools for business users to centrally manage a cross-channel strategy. Business users can create and manage precision marketing campaigns, promotions, catalog, and merchandising across all sales channels.
Migrating
Before you migrate to WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0, review this information to help plan and execute your migration.
Migrating WebSphere Commerce
The following section outlines the available migration paths for moving from WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0 to WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0.
Migrating runtime environments (with staging servers)
The following section outlines the high-level steps that must be followed to migrate your runtime instance from version 7.0 to version 8.0. These steps are specific to version 7.0 environments that are configured with a staging or authoring instance.
Migrating the staging server
The following section outlines the high-level steps that must be followed to migrate your staging server from version 7.0 to version 8.0. The sequence of these migration steps is specific to version 7.0 environments that are configured with a staging or authoring instance.
Migrating the staging database
You can migrate the database by using the Migration wizard or the command line.
Updating the SITE table on the migrated database
After you complete the database migration, the SITE table will still contain version 7.0 values. As a final step to the migration, update the SITE table to contain the required version 8.0 values by using the updateSiteRT ANT task.

WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0.1.0 or later

Updating the SITE table on the migrated database

After you complete the database migration, the SITE table will still contain version 7.0 values. As a final step to the migration, update the SITE table to contain the required version 8.0 values by using the updateSiteRT ANT task.

Procedure

Log on as the WebSphere Commerce non-root user.
Go to the following directory:
- WC_installdir\bin
Run one of the following commands:
- config_ant.bat -buildfile WC_installdir/migration/xml/updateSiteTable.xml updateSiteRT -DinstanceName instanceName -DdbUserName dbUserName -DdbUserPassword dbUserPassword -DdbName dbName
- config_ant.sh -buildfile WC_installdir/migration/xml/updateSiteTable.xml updateSiteRT -DinstanceName instanceName -DdbUserName dbUserName -DdbUserPassword dbUserPassword -DdbName dbName
- config_ant.sh -buildfile WC_installdir/migration/xml/updateSiteTable.xml updateSiteRT -DinstanceName instanceName -DdbUserName dbUserName -DdbUserPassword dbUserPassword -DdbName dbName
instanceName

The WebSphere Commerce instance name.

dbUserName

The database user name of the migrated database.

dbUserPassword

The database user password of the migrated database.

dbName
This parameter is only for remote databases and refers to the fully qualified host name, port, and database name of the migrated database, for example:
- hostname:port/database name
- hostname:port:database name
After the command completes, review of the following log to ensure that the command ran successfully:
- WC_installdir\bin\updateServerSiteTable.log