The migration tool uses one work databases on the source server per migrated database. They are used to copy data from the source to the target server.
The Connected Servers field reflects the source and target Adaptive Servers that you have selected to migrate data from and to.
The Migrate Paths field reflects the database paths that you created in the previous screen.
The Create Database Size field allows you to change the default size of the repository database. The default is based on the number of copy and create index threads that you indicated in the previous screen, and is specified in megabytes. The default is the recommended minimum value. Therefore, if you choose to change this value, you should only increase it.
The Use Device field allows you to indicate the device on which you want to create the working database. You can accept the default device, or you can specify another device.
The Migrate Server Data field allows you to indicate whether or not you would like to migrate server data. You can choose yes, no, or undecided.
When you choose yes, the server data is migrated at the end of the setup phase of the migration process. When you subsequently run sybmigrate in the setup phase, you are not given the opportunity to choose to migrate the server data because this task has already been completed.
If you choose no, the server data is not migrated, but you can go back and choose to migrate server data at any time provided that database migration has not begun.
If you choose undecided you have the option to go back and choose yes or no at any time. However, when you select undecided, you cannot begin the migration phase of the migration process. Undecided is a helpful option when you are trying to set up all of the information for the migration process, but do not plan on actually migrating data until a later time.
The migration tool will attempt to confirm that enough free space is available on the devices for the work and repository database configurations you have defined. If not enough space is found on those devices the tool will not progress to the next phase until you have either rectified the space problem or chosen different devices.