KB-1849 FAQs related to migration of Appian from Windows to Linux or vice-versa

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 03 May 2019 13:44:48 GMT

Current Revision posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 5/3/2019 1:44:48 PM

The purpose of this article is to answer some of the common questions when migrating the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa.

Table of Contents:

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa?
Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?
Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa? Does Appian support this action?

Yes. This action is supported by Appian.

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?

Appian recommends that the following steps are taken into consideration before performing the migration:

Start with a fresh install on the destination operating system (OS).
Follow the upgrade guide to migrate the files from the source to the destination OS.
Use the change-paths script to ensure that directory location is as expected.
Ensure that all the Appian services are running under the same OS.

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Appian recommends testing this on a non-production environment first. Please engage Appian Technical Support if there are any issues observed during this exercise.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: May 2019

Tags: Migration, linux, windows, upgrade, infrastructure

KB-1849 FAQs related to migration of Appian from Windows to Linux or vice-versa

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 03 May 2019 13:44:27 GMT

Revision 9 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 5/3/2019 1:44:27 PM

The purpose of this article is to answer some of the common questions when migrating the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa.

Table of Contents:

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa?
Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?
Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa? Does Appian support this action?

Yes. This action is supported by Appian.

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?

Appian recommends that the following steps are taken into consideration before performing the migration:

Start with a fresh install on the destination operating system (OS).
Follow the upgrade guide to migrate the files from the source to the destination OS.
Use the change-paths script to ensure that directory location is as expected.
Ensure that all the Appian services are running under the same OS.

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Appian recommends testing this on a non-production environment first. Please engage Appian Technical Support if there are any issues observed during this exercise.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: May 2019

Tags: Migration, linux, windows, upgrade, infrastructure

KB-1849 FAQs related to migration of Appian from Windows to Linux or vice-versa

Parmida Borhani — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 07:21:43 GMT

Revision 8 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 1/23/2019 7:21:43 AM

The purpose of this article is to answer some of the common questions when migrating the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa.

Table of Contents:

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa?
Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?
Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa? Does Appian support this action?

Yes. This action is supported by Appian.

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?

The update guide should be followed for this exercise. Ensure the change-paths script is run to update file paths as documented here.

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Appian recommends testing this on a non-production environment first. Please engage Appian Technical Support if there are any issues observed during this exercise.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: January 2019

Tags: Migration, linux, windows, upgrade, infrastructure

[DRAFT] KB-XXXX FAQs related to migration of Appian from Windows to Linux or vice-versa

Parmida Borhani — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:21:09 GMT

Revision 7 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 1/23/2019 2:21:09 AM

The purpose of this article is to answer some of the common questions when migrating the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa.

Table of Contents:

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa?
Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?
Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa? Does Appian support this action?

Yes. This action is supported by Appian.

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?

The update guide should be followed for this exercise. Ensure the change-paths script is run to update file paths as documented here.

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Appian recommends testing this on a non-production environment first. Please engage Appian Technical Support if there are any issues observed during this exercise.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: January 2019

Tags: Migration, linux, windows, upgrade, infrastructure

[DRAFT] KB-XXXX FAQs related to migration of Appian from Windows to Linux or vice-versa

Tejas Kargutkar — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:31:31 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Tejas Kargutkar on 1/22/2019 12:31:31 PM

The purpose of this article is to answer some of the common questions when migrating the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa.

Table of Contents:

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa?
Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?
Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa ? Does Appian support this action?

Yes. This action is supported by Appian.

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?

The update guide should be followed for this exercise. Ensure the change-paths script is run to update file paths as documented here.

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Appian recommends testing this on a non-production environment first. Please engage Appian Technical Support if there are any issues observed during this exercise.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: January 2019

Tags: Migration, linux, windows, upgrade, infrastructure

[DRAFT] KB-XXXX FAQs related to migration of Appian from Windows to Linux or vice-versa

Tejas Kargutkar — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:33:26 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Tejas Kargutkar on 1/21/2019 4:33:26 PM

The purpose of this article is to answer some of the common questions when migrating the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa.

Table of Contents:

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa?
Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?
Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application between Windows to Linux or vice-versa ? Does Appian support this action?

Yes. This action is supported by Appian.

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise?

The update guide should be followed for this exercise. Ensure the change-paths script is run to update file paths as documented here.

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed?

Appian recommends testing this on a non-production environment first. Please engage Appian Technical Support if there are any issues observed during this exercise.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: January 2019

Tags: Migration, linux, windows, upgrade, infrastructure

[DRAFT] KB-XXXX FAQs related to migration of Appian from Windows to Linux or vice-versa

Tejas Kargutkar — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:55:44 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Tejas Kargutkar on 1/17/2019 7:55:44 PM

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application between Windows to Linux or vice-versa ?

Yes.

Is there a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise ?

No. The upgrade procedure should be followed.

Any specific recommendations that need to be followed ?

Please try this on a non-prod environment and engage Appian TS if there are any issues.

Tags: Migration, linux, windows, upgrade, infrastructure

[DRAFT] KB-XXXX FAQs related to migration of Appian from Windows to Linux or vice-versa

Tejas Kargutkar — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:47:29 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Tejas Kargutkar on 1/17/2019 4:47:29 PM

The purpose of this article is to answer some of the common questions when migrating the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa.

Table of Contents:

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa ?

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise ?

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed ?

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application between Windows to Linux or vice-versa ? Does Appian support this action ?

Yes. This action is supported by Appian.

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise ?

The update guide should be followed for this exercise. Ensure the change-paths script is run to update file paths as documented here.

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed ?

Appian recommends testing this on a Non-Production environment first. Please engage Appian Technical Support if there are any issues observed during this exercise.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: January 2019

Tags: Migration, linux, windows, upgrade, infrastructure

[DRAFT] KB-XXXX FAQs related to migration of Appian from Windows to Linux or vice-versa

Tejas Kargutkar — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:47:04 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Tejas Kargutkar on 1/17/2019 4:47:04 PM

The purpose of this article is to answer some of the common questions when migrating the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa.

Table of Contents:

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application between Windows to Linux or vice-versa ?

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise ?

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed ?

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application between Windows to Linux or vice-versa ? Does Appian support this action ?

Yes. This action is supported by Appian.

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise ?

The update guide should be followed for this exercise. Ensure the change-paths script is run to update file paths as documented here.

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed ?

Appian recommends testing this on a Non-Production environment first. Please engage Appian Technical Support if there are any issues observed during this exercise.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: January 2019

Tags: Migration, linux, windows, upgrade, infrastructure

[DRAFT] KB-XXXX FAQs related to migration of Appian from Windows to Linux or vice-versa

Tejas Kargutkar — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:46:39 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Tejas Kargutkar on 1/17/2019 4:46:39 PM

The purpose of this article is to answer some of the common questions when migrating the Appian application from Windows to Linux or vice-versa.

Table of Contents:

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application between Windows to Linux or vice-versa ?

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise ?

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed ?

Is it possible to migrate the Appian application between Windows to Linux or vice-versa ? Does Appian support this action ?

Yes. This action is supported by Appian.

Does Appian have a specific guide that needs to be followed for this exercise ?

The update guide should be followed for this exercise. Ensure the change-paths script is run to update file paths as documented here.

Does Appian recommend any special instructions that need to be followed ?

Appian recommends testing this on a Non-Production environment first. Please engage Appian Technical Support if there are any issues observed during this exercise.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: January 2019

Tags: Migration, linux, windows, upgrade, infrastructure