WAS ND 8: Migration

Based on the problem description, you are planning to migrate WASv7.0 ND environment to WASv8.5. You can use migration wizard in a graphical environment or migration tool (WASPreUpgrade and  WASPostUpgrade commands) in a non-graphical environment. For the best practice guide, please refer to the following document links:

Migration Planning and Best Practices Guide
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27008724#presentation

Migrating product configurations
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v8r5/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.websphere.migration.nd.doc%2Fae%2Ftmig_admin.html