Question on Migrating Autosys to a new server during upgrade.

Products

• Autosys Workload Automation

Issue/Introduction

Hello,

We just created a sandbox environment using version 12.1. in Linux.

Need the following procedures to export/import data from 11.3.6 SP8 to 12.1.......

1. How to migrate calendars from one environment to another.

2. How do I migrate views from one WCC to another?

3. How do I migrate the autosys_secure settings?

4. How do we export Job definitions?

5. How do we export Machine definitions?

 

Environment

Autosys 11.x 12.x

WCC 12.x

 

Resolution

Please see the answer below

Question 1:
How to migrate calendars from one environment to another?

Answer:
Use autocal_asc for calendars
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/intelligent-automation/autosys-workload-automation/12-0-01/administrating/ae-administration/maintain-the-scheduler/back-up-and-restore-definitions.html

Question 2:
How do I migrate views from one WCC to another?

Answer:
Use wcc_config and wcc_monitor.
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/intelligent-automation/autosys-workload-automation/12-0-01/administrating/ca-wcc-administration/administer-the-configuration-batch-interface.html#concept.dita_834f26aa195a4f1412af52b2a8559253986a5b4b_ExportConfigurations

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/intelligent-automation/autosys-workload-automation/12-0-01/administrating/ca-wcc-administration/administer-the-monitoring-batch-interface.html#concept.dita_1cf8c51366dab323e92bd8e02e000080a38650a7_PropagateViewandAlertPolicyDefinitionstoOtherServers

Questions 3:
How do I migrate the autosys_secure settings?

Answer:
There is no migration utility for job owner or autosys_secure settings.
They will need to be entered fresh in the new environment.

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=232347

Questions 4:
How do we export Job definitions?

Answer:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/intelligent-automation/autosys-workload-automation/12-1/ca-wcc-help-systems/ca-wcc-enterprise-command-line-application/modify-jobs-calendar-machine-resource-or-connection-profile.html

Questions 5:
How do we export Machine definitions?

Answer:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/intelligent-automation/autosys-workload-automation/12-1/ca-wcc-help-systems/ca-wcc-enterprise-command-line-application/modify-jobs-calendar-machine-resource-or-connection-profile.html