Creating migration jobs

Migrating objects (packages, collections, task sequences, and so on) from CM07 to CM12 use a different process than we used from SMS 2003 to CM07. Due to the significant changes in the backend infrastructure, we can no longer attach and upgrade an existing CM07 site server to CM12. To make our side-by-side upgrade process easier, Microsoft created a new migration process that lets us select multiple CM07 sites (even from different CM07 hierarchies if desired) to migrate objects. Migration jobs allow us to pick and choose which objects to migrate.

Getting ready

Before we create a migration job, we must have a configured Active Source Hierarchy. To configure an Active Source Hierarchy, we need valid credentials to see the objects, ...

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