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J.R

Migrate from Unix

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I have a client who is on a unix server using a very old version of Mas90 (I believe 3.xx)

What's the best way to migrate to a windows OS using Sage 100 ERP 2015?

Is there a utility that I can use which will convert those files?

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    I did that once many many years ago for a client and I really don't remember the exact details. Someone else might be able to fill this in a little better.

    This is what I want to say is the process, but It may not be accurate, you may have to experiment a little.

    You will not be able to jump directly to 2015. If I recall correctly you have to go to 3.5(?), then to 3.71 (definitely) and from there you can jump to a 4.x version then to 5.2 (2015). You might be able to jump from 3.71 to 5.2 directly but I have never tried it. One way or another it is going to be a bit of work.

    1. Copy the files from unix server to a windows server.
    2. Install MAS 90 as a fresh copy and set up.
    3. Copy the company data files into the new install and convert.

    All forms will have to be recreated from scratch.
  • 0 in reply to TomTarget
    Thank you so much for the prompt reply.
    I was hoping not to perform multiple migrations but I guess there's no way around it.
    Don't I have to convert the unix data files somehow in order to get them to a windows os?
    I've never worked on a unix system before so this is all new to me.
  • 0 in reply to J.R
    JR

    You are in about the same mode I was when I did this years ago. I really knew nothing about unix, but luckily I had someone who could help me out. Please remember, that I am going off the top of my head and it was a long time ago, so I may not have this all correct.

    What I recall is that the company data files internally were essentially the same as in a windows environment. The big trick was getting the files copied off of the unix server to the windows server. Seems to me like somehow we managed to map a drive to the unix server.

    If you have someone you can use as a unix resource that would be good. I would assume your client has someone that is helping them with unix.

    If you can't find someone in that respect to help you, I MIGHT have someone who can help.
  • 0 in reply to J.R
    Samba allows you to access data on unix shares from a Windows computer. Their techs should know what it is and how to do it.
    It will be a simple copy from a share on unix to a folder on the Windows computer.
  • 0 in reply to J.R
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    You don't need to convert files stored on a Unix file system in order to use them on a windows file system. You just need to figure out how to transfer files between the two systems. This could be easy or very difficult depending on how they are configured.

    If your Unix system is able to read some Windows file system, such as FAT, then transferring the files may be as easy as hooking up an external drive (or temporarily install a drive in the server if USB is not available) formatted with this file system, and copying over the files. FAT compatibility is common with Linux servers, but not Unix.

    If the two systems are unable to interact with each others file systems, then my next thought would be connecting the two file systems over a network. Options that will work for you depend on what is installed on your Unix system and whether you are able to install additional programs. More importantly, it depends on your level of experience with Unix (or if you're able to get help). Some options that come to mind are:
    1) FTP or SFTP (given there is FTP (or SSH FTP) server software installed)
    2) NFS (Network File System) or Samba
    3) Use secure network copy command: pscp

    If you aren't sure how to determine if you have FTP or SFTP servers installed, try connecting to the server with a free FTP utility such as FileZilla: https://filezilla-project.org/
    If it connects, then, you're golden.

  • 0 in reply to TomTarget
    Thank you so much Tom. This does help. I was a little concerned about whether or not anything needed to be converted and it sounds like it doesn't, I just need to figure out a way to move the files.
  • 0 in reply to Dandar
    Thank you for solidifying Tom's initial response that the data files don't need to be converted. That was my main concern. Turns out that the client already had something called "Core FTP LE" installed. I was able to use that to transfer the data files to a windows machine. Now my next step will be to find, and dust off some older versions of Mas90 to be able to perform the correct sequence of migrations (as Tom stated in a previous post).
  • 0 in reply to 49153
    Thank you for the suggestion. The client actually had "Core FTP LE" installed which help with the file transfer.
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    I want to thank everyone for pitching in and helping me out. I didn't expect to get such well rounded responses in such a short time. For a first time poster, this was definitely a great experience!
  • 0 in reply to J.R
    If you have trouble finding the versions you need in between, we have a very extensive archive. I have also done many of these "really old version" projects like this personally. Feel free to reach out.

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