Data Migration

There can be several reasons for migrating data between IDM installations. Typically when you cannot perform an upgrade you would look at performing a data migration into a new installation of IDM.

There are different data migration paths, and depending on your choice, there are pros and cons with each path:

• You need to replace broken or upgrade your hardware that forces you to re-install IDM
• You need to re-install Operating systems or other software that forces you to re-install IDM
• You are moving all data from a Production system to a test system
• You are moving partial data from a Production system to a Test system
• You are moving from one IDM edition to another

There are two main paths to choose from when migrating data:

• Use a backup / restore approach
• Use an export / import approach

It is recommended to use the backup / restore approach when:

• You need to replace broken or upgrade your hardware that forces you to re-install IDM
• You need to re-install Operating systems or other software that forces you to re-install IDM
• You are moving all data from a Production system to a test system

It is recommended to use the export / import approach when:

• You are moving partial data from a Production system to a test system
• You are moving from one IDM edition to another