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Overview

The HIS Migration tool can be used to:

  • Move older HIS version configurations to a Host Integration Server 2020.
  • Move the Host Integration Server 2020 configuration from one server to another server.

Steps to migrate HIS to HIS on a different server

  • These steps assume the migration tool is downloaded to a local C:\Files directory.

  • On the first Host Integration Server, open a command prompt as administrator, go to C:\Files, and run the following command:

    HisMigration.exe C:\Files\HIS_Migrate /Save
Saving Configuration
Saving Files
If the Configuration is to be moved to a new machine, please note:

savedConfig.config: You must edit this file to change the Passwords of all Services before restoring the configuration. If this machine is a primary sub-domain controller, and you want another sub-domain on the new machine, please edit this file.

COM.CFG : COM.CFG may need changing to have a new Server name.

comtblg.dat : If the COMTBLG File is not referenced via the SNARoot environment variable, the saved configuration file may need editing.

    Note

    C:\Files\HIS_Migrate must exist, and have no files in it.

  • From the first HIS server, copy the C:\Files directory and subdirectory, and paste it to the new HIS server.

  • Use the SNACFG.exe tool to update the C:\Files\HIS_Migrate\System\Config\com.cfg:

    1. Generate a blank command file using the /PRINT option:

      SNACFG.exe #C:\Files\HIS_Migrate\System\Config\com.cfg /print > HISconfig.txt
Config file is: C:\Files\HIS_Migrate\System\Config\com.cfg

    2. The HISconfig.txt file will be generared in the Files directory. If the new server has a different name, edit HISconfig.txt and replace all instances of the old name with the new name.

    3. Install Host Integration Server 2020. Don't run the Configuration Wizard.

    4. Make a copy of the blank COM.cfg file:

      1. In C:\Program Files\Microsoft Host Integration Server\System\config, create a folder named Blank.
      2. Copy the file com.cfg from C:\Program Files\Microsoft Host Integration Server\System\config to the folder Blank.

      [!NOTE] This will allow you to repeat this step with a clean com.cfg file

    5. To generate a new com.cfg file, use the snacfg.exe tool with the new command file:

      SNACFG.exe #”C:\Program Files\Microsoft Host Integration Server\System\config\com.cfg”  @C:\Files\HISconfig.txt /NOVALIDATEPRINTER  /V

  • Edit the C:\Files\HIS_Migrate\savedConfig.config file to insert the correct password(s) for the account(s) that the services run as. For security purposes, the password(s) are replaced with PasswordReplacedByThis. The correct password(s) must be entered, or the services won't start. There may be multiple instances of the password element.

  • To apply the saved configuration:

    1. Open a command prompt as Administrator, and go to C:\Files.
    2. Run: HisMigration.exe C:\Files\HIS_Migrate /Apply.

Additional Considerations

  • When migrating to a new server, you may need to manually update the IPDLC link Services configuration of the network adapter(s).
  • If the configuration to be migrated includes SNA Print Sessions, then confirm the same printers are configured on the new server.

Next steps

HIS Migration Tool
Same Server Migration