How to import workflows created in WFA 1 into WFA 2?

[cschnidr]

Hi all,

is it possible to do that?

I'm getting the following error:

Incompatible DAR - no upgrade path were found.

DAR version '1.0.0.3.10' , installed version '2.0.0.391.2'

Thanks

Christoph

[kandati]

Hi Christoph,

In 2.0, we do only support a import or DB restore from 1.1 or later, but not from 1.0 .

So, you can first upgrade your server to1.1/1.1.1 and then upgrade it to 2.0.

Regards

Sivaprasad K

[cschnidr · Accepted solution]

Ok, here is what I did. I imported the workflows (available in v1 only) into WFA 1.1.1. From there exported the required workflows again. That version was ok to import in WFA 2.0.

Thanks

[yaronh]

Hi Christoph,

Siva is indeed correct. Automatic upgrade path was set from 1.1/1.1.1 to 2.0.

1.0.X is considered very old, most like the content would be better off re-written in the simplified form

(Also a good intro into to 2.0).

If you still need that upgraded anyway - Please contact me directly. We took off all links to older versions, so you might

find it hard to do the two-phase upgrade if you don't happen to have 1.1/1.1.1

Cheers,

Yaron Haimsohn

[cschnidr]

Hi Yaron

My problem is not upgrading WFA. My problem is to import "old" workflows (like the Pirate Pack for NAS) into a net new installation of WFA 2.0.

However, with the workaround to use an WFA 1.1.1 installation - I can import/reexport the workflows in order to import it finally in 2.0.

Thanks

Christoph

[goodrum]

Christoph,

I am working on a new release of all of the Pirate Packs.  These new releases are designed from the ground up in 2.0.  I will be releasing the Pirate Pack for VMware 2.0 next week and should have the Pirate Pack for Shared NAS 2.0 released soon after.  I had hoped to have them completely done by go live date but time did not permit.  I will also be releasing some new Pirate Packs around Oracle and SQL along with clustered ONTAP variants. 

Jeremy Goodrum, NetApp

The Pirate

Twitter: @virtpirate

[cschnidr]

Hi Jeremy,

This is great information! Do the new versions have extended vFiler functionalities? I mean with the drop of proper vFiler support in Systems Manager, this could be the solution.

E.g. I changed your workflow in order vFilers and Shares are populated in drop-down fields. Can provide you the SQL snippets if necessary.

Thanks a lot

Christoph

[goodrum]

Christoph,

I will shoot you an email offline to discuss.  I want to get your feedback and see if we can incorporate it into the Pirate Pack. 

Jeremy Goodrum, NetApp

The Pirate

Twitter: @virtpirate