3 Migrate Your Oracle Analytics Cloud Instance
When your target environment is ready, capture the information you want to migrate in a snapshot and copy it to Oracle Analytics Server.
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| Understand snapshot options | Understand what you can include or exclude when you take a snapshot. | |
| Check your target is ready for migration and take a backup | Verify that the required users and roles are available in your target service and take a snapshot in case you need to roll back. | Back Up Your Target System Before Migration |
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Take a snapshot of the source |
Capture the content you want to migrate on the source system. |
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Export content from the source |
Download the snapshot that you want to migrate to your local file system. |
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| Edit connections and clean up the semantic model file (RPD) |
Update connection strings in your semantic model file (RPD) and remove content you don't want to migrate. |
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Import content on the target |
Sign in to Oracle Analytics Server and import the snapshot. |
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Restore the snapshot content |
Select the newly uploaded snapshot in the list of saved snapshots and restore the content in the snapshot. |
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| Reconfigure system settings | Verify various administrative settings on the target. | |
| Activate deliveries |
Configure an email server for Oracle Analytics Server. Disable deliveries on the source and start delivering content from the target Oracle Analytics Server. |