The system must have an existing MDS repository.
- Create a backup of the MDS repository database using the standard Teradata BAR utilities.
- [Optional] Upgrade to the latest version of Teradata Database.
- [Optional] If you upgraded Teradata Database, restore the MDS repository database using the standard Teradata BAR utilities.
- Install the most recent MDS software components on a client that needs to access the MDS repository in that environment.
- Migrate the MDS repository to the same version as the client.
- Go to .
- Click Teradata Meta Data Services (or the Program Group name specified during installation).
- Click Migrate MDS Repository.
- Click Migrate without versioning to invoke the metamigrate program in an MS-DOS window and migrate an MDS repository without versioning enabled.
- Click Migrate with versioning to invoke the metamigrate program in an MS-DOS window and migrate an MDS repository with versioning enabled.
If you are migrating a versioned repository to a non-versioned repository, only the latest version of each object is migrated. All previous versions are removed and cannot be recovered. - Enter the MDS Administrator username and password (unless it was changed, the username and password are metasu).
It takes several minutes for an MDS repository to be migrated.
- Install the most recent MDS software components on any additional clients that need to access the MDS repository.
If you are using a previous release of Repository Explorer, the Master Data Manager database is not migrated. If you are installing and using the latest release of Repository Explorer, you must create the latest MDM schema. See Configuring the MDS Repository Explorer for details.