Is it possible to Migrate IM Database/Archive from ver 5.0 advant controller to Ver 5.1 M controller ?
Is it possible to Migrate IM Database/Archive from ver 5.0 advant controller to Ver 5.1 M controller ?
There is a system installed with IM and advant controller and the client wants to migrate the archive , logs and trends basically everything that the IM was saving to a new system ver 5.1 FP3 but with a different controller , is that possible and how ? and what will it impact knowing i want a new configuration for the IM
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The IM contains a migration tool that can be used to remap logs, but it is very complex and requires a lot of skills. Object+property name matching/replacing from the 400 over to the 800 realm would be a cumbersome but much required effort.
There also exists an informal tool called IMLogDataCarrier developed by some ABB subsidiary which can be used to extract log data from any object/log and to inject it to any other object/log. This tool is a little bit easier to work with (even though it requires some skills - the documentation is not very rich either) - it also support scripting the workload so that the amount of manual efforts are lowered.
Using the IMLDC the following path could be taken:
1) Upgrade whole system (incl. IM) with all Advant objects from 5.0 to 5.1 RevB or later* using traditional upgrade tools (800xA+IM hsBAR backup/restore)
2) Use IMLDC tool to dump content from AC400 logs
3) Use IMLDC tool to inject data to AC800 logs
*) The IMLDC tool does not work with IM 5.1 prior 5.1RevB.
Please contact your regional ABB support center and ask them to forward a support case to me and I'll send you some more instructions.
/Stefan
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