Migrating server roles by using the WS Migration Tool (WSMT)

Migrating server roles by using the WS Migration Tool

• WSMT is command line tool that helps you migrate certain roles to server running Windows Server.
• WSMT is built-in, install-able feature of Windows Server 2012. WSMT can be install either by using Add Roles and Feature wizards or PowerShell.
• Migration tools will allow you to migrate a variety of roles and services
1. Migrate ADFS role services to WS 2012.
2. Migrate Health Registration Authority to WS 2012.
3. Migrate Hyper-V to WS 2012.
4. Migrate IP Configuration to WS 2012.
5. Migrate print and document services to WS 2012.
6. Migrate remote access to WS 2012.
7. Migrate Windows server update to WS 2012.

Role Migration from WS 2008 R2 to WS 2012:

• Install WSMT on the destination server running WS2012. At an elevated Windows PowerShell

Install-WindowsFeature migration

• Create deployment folders on the destination server running Windows Server 2012 (use SmingDeploy.exe).
  SmigDeploy.exe /package / architecture amd64 /os WS0R2 /path <deployment folder path>
• Copy the deployment folder from the destination server to the source server.
• Register WSMT on source servers by typing the following at an elevated command prompt in the copied directory on the source server:
  .\Smigdeploy.exe
• Load WSMT into your Windows PowerShell session. To load WSMT type: Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Migration
• Type Get-SmigServerFeature at an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt to find out which feature can be exported from the local server.
• At this point of time, you would use cmdlets such as Export-SmigServerSettings, Import-SmigServerSettings, Send-SmigServerData and Receive-SmigServerData to migrate data and setting to the destination server.