Migrate the version history from AEM 5.6.1 to AEM 6.1 possible?

[anne-kathring54]

We want to setup a new AEM 6.1 system and transfer the content from the AEM 5.6.1 instance via content package to the new system. Is there also a way to migrate the version history to the new system? In older versions of AEM/CQ there was an Importing Tool (http://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/crx/2-3/deploying/upgrading.html#Migrating%20the%20Version%20History), does something like that exist for AEM 6.1?

I think it is not possible/is not enough to make a content package of /jcr:system/jcr:versionStorage and just install it on the new AEM 6.1 system, right?

Thanks!
Anne

[smacdonald2008]

The AEM 6.1 upgrade documentation is located here:

https://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/aem/6-1/deploy/upgrade.html

[Lokesh_Shivalingaiah]

There doesnt seems to have anything for crx3. Please raise a support ticket and see if they have any solution for it

[Sham_HC · Accepted solution]

Migrating the version history is not available.  If you want to retain the version history only option is do an inplace upgrade. 

[anne-kathring54]

Thanks, I know. But how can I transfer content and its version history from one system to another? We don't want to do the inplace upgrade, we want to setup a new system on another machine. I think I could ask the same question for transfering content and its version history from one AEM 6.1 system to another AEM 6.1 system...

[Opkar_Gill]

It was possible to migrate version history with CRX2[1]. I haven't tried importing it into AEM6 though!

[1] http://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/crx/2-3/deploying/upgrading.html#Exporting%20the%20Version%20History

[anne-kathring54]

OK, thanks for all the answers, then I have to think about an Inplace Upgrade...

[Opkar_Gill]

Hi Anne,

it may be too late for you now, but there has been an update to the migration tools available[1], including migrating version history.

Regards,

Opkar

[1] https://jackrabbit.apache.org/oak/docs/migration.html