Frequently Asked Questions About the Oracle SOA Suite Migration Manager

Review the following frequently asked questions about the Oracle SOA Suite migration manager.

Question Description

What is the average duration of the migration process?

The migration time varies based on the size of the Oracle SOA Cloud Service cluster. Migrating the Oracle SOA Cloud Service clusters with two nodes take 10-15 minutes.

The Oracle SOA Cloud Service cluster nodes are migrated in sequence. After the migration of each cluster node, the managed servers are initiated.

Will the Oracle SOA Cloud Service instance backups be available after the migration?

No. The Oracle SOA Cloud Service instance backups will not be available after the migration.

How do I terminate the Oracle SOA Cloud Service instance after the migration?

Once you validate the migrated Oracle SOA Suite on Marketplace instance, you can terminate the Oracle SOA Cloud Service instance from the Oracle SOA Cloud Service console. See About Stopping or Starting an Oracle SOA Cloud Service Instance and Individual VMs.

How do I ensure that the Oracle SOA Cloud Service RCU schemas are not deleted while terminating the Oracle SOA Cloud Service instances?

The migration process ensures that the RCU Schemas in the Oracle SOA Cloud Service are not deleted. You must terminate the Oracle SOA Cloud Service instance with force deletion enabled.

How do I delete the RCU schemas in the Oracle SOA Suite on Marketplace instance, which is left unused after the migration?

See Delete the Oracle SOA Suite on Marketplace RCU Schemas.

Can I run life cycle operations on the migrated Oracle Suite on Marketplace instances?

Yes. Before running the life cycle operations, you must update the stack variables in the Oracle SOA Suite on Marketplace instance. See Update Oracle SOA Suite on Marketplace Stack Variables.

How do I undo the migration in case of a failure?

You can undo the migration by running the destroy job of the migration stack. See Rollback Migration.

You must restart the Oracle SOA Cloud Service servers since they shut down during the rollback.