Migrate RMsis data to a Datacenter Instance

Owned by Pritam Kumar
Dec 07, 2021
2 min read

Question : How can I migrate RMsis data from the Jira server instance(s) to a Datacenter Instance?

Answer : 

  • If the database being used by you in the server and Datacenter instance is the same, you can follow the steps mentioned below:
    • For the first Jira+RMsis Server(Let's call it Server A), take a backup of your RMsis database and restore the same database to your Datacenter instance.
      • We recommend you choose the instance which has most of the projects being used in RMsis.
    • Follow the steps mentioned below to move your RMsis data to the Datacenter.

      • Take a backup of your RMsis database of server A.

      • Restore RMsis database on Datacenter instance.

      • Install RMsis on the datacenter instance using the restored database.

      • You may need to regenerate the license key for RMsis if your system code changes.

        • RMsis system code is dependent on the RMsis Base URL / RMsis Host Name / Reverse Proxy Host Name + the Port Number on which it is configured.

        • Please let us know if this is required. We will enable license key regeneration for your RMsis License.

      • For the subsequent servers, you will have to use the CSV Export-Import functionality in RMsis to move your data to Datacenter.
        • The steps to do so are mentioned at the end of the page.
  • If the database being used by you in the server and Datacenter instance is not the same, you will have to use the CSV Export-Import functionality in RMsis to move your data to the Datacenter.

    • Create a new database for RMsis.

    • Install RMsis on the Datacenter instance using the new database.

    • Install the license by generating a license as per the new system code.

    • Use the CSV import process to import the data from various servers. 

      • The steps to do so are mentioned below.
  • Please follow the steps mentioned below to move your RMsis data from each server instance to the Datacenter instance:

    • Export RMsis data in CSV files.

    • Create necessary custom fields in RMsis so that all the fields of exported CSV files can be mapped.
    • Import the data using the CSV import process.

    • This method can be used for Planned Requirements, Unplanned Requirements, Test Cases, Test Runs, Traceability information, Test Case Relationships. 

      • Please note that this feature still has limited capability and details not mentioned above will not be imported. It will have to be updated manually.

        • Data corresponding to the following fields in Planned (or Unplanned) requirements will not be imported: External Sources, Internal Sources, Baselines, and Comments.

        • If you have baselined or committed a requirement then this information will not be imported and the requirement in the new project will be treated as a newly created requirement (non-baselined / non-committed).

        • If you have created multiple versions of a requirement, then this information will not be imported and different versions of a requirement will be imported as separate requirements.