Backing up your Studio 2.4.x files

The first step in migrating to Studio 3.0.x is to back up the files from Studio 2.4.x.

To back up your Studio 2.4.x files:

  1. Stop your Studio server.
  2. Back up your database.

    If you are using HSQL, then you can skip this step. Your database will be backed up when you back up the data directory.

    If you are using MYSQL or some other RDBMS, follow the backup procedures from your vendor.

  3. Back up any Studio customizations you have made, such as database connectivity options in portal-ext.properties.
  4. Back up the entire data directory to a safe backup location.

    For Tomcat, the data directory is in endeca-portal.

    For WebLogic, the data directory is in the Liferay Home directory.

    If you have changed the location of anything normally kept in data, such as your JCR repository or Lucene search indexes, back up your custom location(s) as well.

  5. After backing up the files, rename the endeca-portal or Liferay Home directory.

    This ensures that the Studio 3.0.x installation will not overwrite any of the existing files.

    You will remove this directory when you complete the Studio 3.0.x installation.