[ISS Support Case] Historian Migration Guidance
Last updated: March 7th, 2025Description
This machine will act as a flex license server for a couple HMI panels running Aveva Edge (2020) as well; those HMI Panels are also part of this upgrade project. The new Server2022 VM is built, and I have also created a dummy Server2022 VM on my laptop to experiment with as well. I have the System Platform Installation Guide manual, as well as a few other items, although I havent read every last bit of it. A couple quick questions Im running into at the start of the process on my dummy VM: Question: In terms of migrating the configuration of the old Historian to the new VM, I noticed that there is a configuration export tool that generates a text file on the legacy (WW Historian 2017) machine. I have also taken the step of creating a .bak backup of each WW Historian Database (Holding and Runtime) as well. Is it preferable to restore those databases into the new SQL Server Express? Or is it better to use the import tool when attempting to migrate to the new system?
- Author: Kevin Modlin
- Published: March 7th, 2025
Details:
| Product: Historian |
| Version: 2020 |
| Solution: [Solution is visible below when you're logged in and have a current subscription] |
| Date Created: | 12/08/2023 |
| Case: | 85913 |
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