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Commerce server DEV team has created a new tool which will help us to migrate existing commerce server site 2009 site configuration files (only ChannelConfiguration.xml & Metadata.xml) to commerce server 2009 R2.  Note: This tool will not migrate the code and If you are planning to migrate either Commerce server 2002 or CommerceServer 2009 sites then you have to do it manually.

The tool name is Site Migration Tool and follow below steps to migrate your existing Cs2009 site.

Step 1: Start –> All Programs –> Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2 –> tools –> Site Migration Tool. Welcome screen appears. Click to initiate Commerce Server Web site detection.

Step 2: After processing all the files, the tool lists down available commerce server site sites . You can opt to migrate or not to migrate by checking or unchecking the check boxes.

The Site Migration Wizard creates a backup copy of each configuration file for selected sites before beginning the migration file. So, we need mention a directory name in the first directory. The Site Migration Wizard creates a separate folder and log file for each migrated site and you can provide the path in the second text box (in the above diagram both backup and log locations are auto-populated).

Some times you may get following exception. “The web Parts SharePoint solution must be upgraded to the current Commerce Server SharePoint Services version before configuration files can be migrated. This applies to the following SharePoint web sites.”. if you encounter this exception, you can’t proceed further. Check my other blog which will help you to migrate existing web parts to new version.

Step 3: The next screen shows the summary of items you have selected in previous slide. Press Next button to change the configuration files.

Step 4: This is final step and show the migration results.

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