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Version: Episerver CMS Migration Tool 1.1.0.38       Date: March 19, 2009

Episerver CMS Migration Tool is used to migrate Episerver CMS 4.62 sites to EPiServer CMS 5 R2. It is however VERY important to note that there are a large number of requirements that must be met before considering migrating to Episerver CMS 5 R2.

» Read the Migration Tool technical note
» Read the Migration Tool FAQ

Note: This version of Migration Tool targets Episerver CMS 5 R2. Migration to later versions, i.e. SP1, SP2,  must be done after first migrating to CMS 5 R2 and then performing a regular upgrade to the later version.

  

IMPORTANT - All previous version of Episerver CMS Migration Tool must be uninstalled before installing version 1.1.0.38.

 
NEW IN EPISERVER CMS MIGRATION TOOL 1.1

  • Targets Episerver CMS 5 R2.
  • Support for Oracle migration.
  • Improved performance for content migration.
  • Supports migration of users from EPiServer CMS 4 databases. Note that passwords cannot be migrated. See the technical note for information on workarounds.
  • Supports migration of personalized information into ASP.NET personalization provider.

NEW IN EPISERVER CMS MIGRATION TOOL 1.1.0.38

  • Feature: Fix Case insensitive in GetSubscriptionInfo
  • #18029: Migration tool - failed to migrate russian xhtml properties
  • #20255: Subscriptions are not migrated if you have a none globalized site.
  • #16043: Cant migrate sites without EPnStartPage value in application settings
  • #21350: Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'PK_tblAccess' while migrating users

Preparing for Migration

The following steps outline some of the steps involved when preparing an Episerver CMS 4 site for migration. More detailed information about all of these steps can be found in the Migration Tool technical note.

  • Upgrade CMS 4 site to EPiServer CMS 4.62 and back up the database.
  • Install an unmodified CMS 5 R2 site and the migration tool on the same machine as the sites.
  • Remove any custom tables added in the database with constraints towards any Episerver CMS tables.
  • Remove or convert any Form properties to XForm properties.
  • Exclude any file systems that you don't want to migrate.
  • Remove old page versions. 

EPiServerMigrationToolSetup1.1.0.38.zip