User Profile Migration

You can migrate V1 or V2 profiles from the following source locations:
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Remote profile repository on a CIFS network share.
The utility can migrate multiple remote profiles on the same CIFS network share or a different CIFS
share.
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User's local profile on a physical computer or virtual machine.
The utility can migrate a single local profile on a computer. To migrate multiple users' local profiles,
you can write a script that directs the utility to execute in batch mode.
The source environment can comprise physical computers or virtual machines. The source environment
does not have to be configured with a remote profile management solution such as View Persona
Management or Windows roaming profiles. If no remote profile management solution is in place, you
must specify users' local profiles as the source profile paths.
The profile migration utility has the following features:
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The destination of the migrated V2 or V5 profiles must be a remote profile repository that resides on a
CIFS network share. In View, this CIFS path must be configured as the View Persona Management
remote profile repository.
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You run the migration tool as a standalone utility. View components do not have to be running during
a profile migration.
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The migration utility performs a one-time migration of user profile data and registry settings.
The utility does not merge the source and destination profiles after the destination profiles are
created. If users continue to use their legacy computers after the migration, the new profile data that
is generated on their legacy computers remains separate from the migrated profiles.
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You can control the source and destination of the migration, and specify which folders and registry
keys to migrate, by using command-line arguments and configuring settings in a migration
configuration file.
This section includes the following topics:
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Best Practices for Running a User Profile Migration
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Prerequisites for Running the Profile Migration Utility
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migprofile.exe Command Usage
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Migration Configuration File
Best Practices for Running a User Profile Migration
Following best practices ensures the success of a profile migration.
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In View, configure the destination desktop pools for your users before you begin the profile migration.
Configure View Persona Management for the desktop pools.
In particular, configure a CIFS network share as the View Persona Management remote profile
repository. The CIFS network share will be the destination path in the migration.
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