Upgrade v4 to v6 and Data Migration

I am upgrading my MARS 100 from v4 to v6. Documentation indicates the v4 configuration and event data can be exported and later imported to v6. Is it possible to only import the event data and not the configuration data?

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Why, when MobileMe was shuttered, does Apple NOT support calendar subscriptions for iCal (Calendar)? I upgraded to Mountain Lion and cannot migrate my Dutch, U.K., Islamic, or Catholic holiday subscriptions.

Why, when MobileMe was shuttered, does Apple NOT support calendar subscriptions for iCal (Calendar)?
I upgraded to Mountain Lion and cannot migrate my Dutch, U.K., Islamic, or Catholic holiday subscriptions. I had a heck of a time getting my Detroit Tigers Baseball team schedules migrated (but Major League Baseball supported the subscriptions, so it occurred). As I work internationally, having these calendar subscriptions on the new Calendar would be very useful.
If one goes to the Apple site, and seeks calendars [http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/index1.html], they are shunted to MobileMe [https://www.icloud.com/mobileme/not_found/], with the note "MobileMe is closed. Go to iCloud." But, I do not see how to get subscriptions from iCloud.
Thanks.

The problem is that many of these calendars were hosted on MobileMe. I actually tried about 20 at random, and only two worked! Not all of the failures were ex-MobileMe, some were on other servers but produced 'File Not Found'.
Strangely, this one worked despite its URL:
http://ical.mac.com/ical/UK32Holidays.ics
Until the people who publish these calendars (it's not Apple, they are third-party) wake up and find alternative servers these calendars are not available.
There may be other sources which work - try Googling.

What is PMS Data Migration Experience and Data Migration Scripts preparatio

Hi All what is PMS Data Migration Experience and Data Migration Scripts preparation
why we use these in HRMS(EBS)

Pl provide a link to where you got these terms from.
"PMS Data Migration Experience" is not an EBS term - most likely a vendor or third-party phrase/tool/software.
"Data Migration" in HRMS (and other EBS modules) typically refers to the process of moving data from a legacy system to EBS during the process of going-live with EBS.
HTH
Srini

Difference between "Data replication", "Data Cloning", "Data duplication" and "Data Migration"

Hi Gurus,
Can anyone tell me the difference between "Data replication", "Data Cloning", "Data duplication" and "Data Migration". I have gone through Google but doesn't find any appropriate answer for that where I can find the difference.
It would be highly appreciated if you give me a link for all and give me some point out.
Thanks & Regards
Nimai Karmakar

Here is how I see the terms used and understood by most folks
"Data replication"
This is the keeping the same data in sync in 2 different databases. Replication is the process of keeping data in sync between 2 environments/databases and not limited to Oracle to Oracle, it could be Oracle to MySQL to be kept in sync, MySQL to Oracle, Oracle to SQL Server, SQL Server to Oracle. The purpose of keeping data in sync can vary, but that is basic description of what it is.
"Data Cloning"
Make a copy of the data/database from one database environment to another, like for example taking production database and cloning the database to a pre-production database/environment for testing. Coning term is used more when copying a database not just data, but the whole database so typically you hear the reference "Database Cloning", but data cloning is basically the making a copy of the data from one place to another. Sometimes Cloning and Duplicating are used in the same way by folks as the basic end result is the same you are making a copy of the data to someplace else.
"Data duplication"
This is typically term when duplicating the data from one environment to another for a particular purpose, a lot of folks use "Data/Database Cloning" and "Data Duplication" in the same context, meaning they use them to mean the same thing, but I see more difference in the terms so when they are different Data Duplication is done when combining 2 databases to 1 therefore you can not clone the 2 databases into one so this term would be used more in those circumstances.
"Data Migration"
Moving data from one location/database to another location database, for example moving from MySQL to Oracle you would do a data migration from MySQL to Oracle as you are moving the data from MySQL to Oracle and going to leave it in Oracle. You could also be migrating to from Oracle 10g environment to a new Oracle 11g environment, therefore "Migration" is typically used when referring to moving the data from one environment to another and the source and target are different in location, database vendor, database version.
These are very simple ways of looking at the terms from my experience on how they are used.

Backoffice methodlogy and data migration tool

Anybody know about backoffice methodology?This methodology was developed by backoffice associates.I would like to know more about it.
see the link below
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ad903bcc-0901-0010-25bd-a0e5aebcf2b0
If anyone know please help.
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So, I loaded my CUCM with 6.1.4 which is absolutely compatible with UCCX 7.0.1 and I still get the same error which is as follows: Data Migration is only supported on CUCM Deployments. I am using the Data Migration Tool for 4.0.5 to 7.0.1 UCCX deployments. All necessary services are started on the CUCM and the UCCX license and CUCM pass validation. I am at a loss as to why I am getting this error. Does anyone have any ideas?

CRM Masterdata and Data Migration Templates

Could some one please provide me the below templates if you have any...
- CRM Master Data Mapping Template
- CRM Data Migration Design Template
- SAP CRM Data Design Template
Really appriciate your help...
Thanks in advance..
Sr

It is a duplicate one... so just marking it as answered because I could not find the option to delete.

Will Reinstallation and Data migration solve the Character Set Problem????

Hi to all,
We are having a problem with Arabic Data in the Oracle 9i Database, when we are adding any data using SQL * Plus and a asp.net web based application, the data is converting to ????? (Question Marks), when the database was installed on the Server with Windows 2003 OS, it was not having Arabic Support, after installation of oracle 9i it was realised, later we installed the language packs for Arabic on the Server.
So this was the reason the arabic support is not there in the database, we changed the NLS_LANG parameter of the Server's Registry entry, but this did'nt make any effect on the database, the only change we observed was that now we were able to type arabic data in the SQL * Plus on the Server machine. But after saving the record when we retrieve the data is coming as ?????? , so we tried to insert the data using a client which is having the Arabic Support and we inserted a row using the SQL * Plus with arabic data in the insert statement, after inserting when we retrieve the data. The data was visible without any problem.
So What is the problem is the database storing the arabic data correctly or not ???, we think there is problem with the Server's Oracle Configuartion, is there any other way we can get the server working with arabic data or a Reinstall of the Oracle Data will solve the Problem.
Or we can do something on the server machine so that we dont need the Resinstallation.
If we have to Reinstall the Server what are the best practices and steps we should follow so that we have a seamless migration between the old and the new oracle database.
Thanks and Regards

With NLS_LANG on the client and NLS_CHARACTERSET in the database equal AR8MSWIN1256, you should be able to support Arabic data without problems. If you have problems, it usually means a configuration issue on the client, for example, NLS_LANG not set for the right Oracle Home, or lack of Arabic support in a particular tool.
You need to add Arabic message files to the database Oracle Home (i.e. Arabic should be selected in the Product Languages dialog box in the Installer) only if you care about the language of error messages returned from the database to clients. If you do not display these ORA-xxxx error messages to end users, it should be OK to leave them in English. Also, if you want Arabic error messages, month names, and weekday names, you should change AMERICAN to ARABIC in NLS_LANG.
-- Sergiusz

Backup and Data Migration Questions????

Sorry for the multiple post, posted to fast and placed in wrong post....
But anyway... I am considering getting the Droid X (Android 2.1) and I will be changing over from a Imagio (WM 6.5) and since I am new to the whole Android OS, I was wondering what is the best way to transfer all my data from the Imagio to the Droid X once I recieve it? I have looked at a application (Sprite Migration) that seems to make the migration process rather simple that can be found at http://www.spritesoftware.com/products/migrate/how -does-it-work- but I was wondering if anyone has used this application and how well did it work?
Second I was also looking at the Sprite Backup application also for my system backups of device, I used the Windows Mobile version before ojn my Imagio and it worked well but I decided to stay with SPB Backup because I was already use to the program since I have used it for a number of years....
Is Sprite Migration and Sprite Backup a quality product to use on a Android device because I want to backup the stock image into a file before I start modifing my device and learning the ins and outs of the unit.
Any feedback would be appreciated

Hi Wildman,
Yes you are correct, Sprite Backup offers a much more complete backup.
We backup everything that can be done without root access.
We are also now on many handsets in ROM, with even more access. We hope to see more manufacturers, (4 so far, but not Motorola yet) bundle us on their devices (approx 1.2 million devices with us in on Android).
If you already have moved to your new Droid then it's probably too late. However, Migration is a great solution for moving your data painlessly across to the android device.
I appreciate you used SPB, a fine product on Windows Mobile. I am sure you are aware of our 18 million Windows mobile sales of Sprite Backup (the other camp , the majority are actually bundled on devices there also)
We have a strong support staff, so if you have any questions please fire them off to us.
http://spritesoftware.crmdesk.com/
To give you an idea of what Android Backup covers, please read this
http://www.spritesoftware.com/getmedia/0e592ab4-61bb-4f6d-a218-b6df82669a18/Android-Backup-v2.0-User-Guide.aspx
Migration is soon coming out as an OTA service, for a carrier or two
As you have pointed out, contacts sync (like for winmo active sync) is great, but there is a lot more on a device.
Many thanks
Julian@Sprite

Issue in Temp table creation in PCM Databridge and data migration from ecc to PCM using databridge

Hi,
we are working on mapping SAP PCM table structure data and the data which is coming from ECC.
We are using Databridge tool to upload the data for the same,upload from databridge involves
using Specification file to upload the data into SAP PCM.
The problem we are facing is that
The responsiblity center(cost center) in ECC and SAP PCm are different.There is one to many relationship between them
eg 1 ecc cost center-->many SAP PCM cst center,we need to split the line item vale of one ecc cost center into many SAP PCM cost centers
eg C1 cost center from ECC has value 4000 to be split across PCM1,PCM2,PCM3,PCM4 cost centers in SAP PCM
we need to automate using the databridge ,we are stuck up in this task.
Please guide us.
Also we are trying to create temporary table usinf Table temporary command in SPE file of databridge.The purpose of this is to put the ECC data in temp table as per our req and then use the temp table as data source for putting data in PCm as per our requirement.
Please advise us on this approach
Regards
Shrirang
9552334897

Schema's SYS,CTXSYS, MDSYS and ORDSYS are Not Exported using exp/expdp
Doc ID: Note:228482.1
I suppose he already installed a software 12c and created a database itseems - So when you imported you might have this "already exists"
Whenever the database is created and software installed by default system,sys,sysaux will be created.

Data Migration from CRM 5.0 to CRM 7.0

Hi Friends,
We are into a re-implementation on CRM 7.0. The old system was on CRM 5.0.
Since this is not an upgrade, the data will not copied over from the old system into the new system.
So, now I would like to know how to migrate data (master/transaction) from CRM 5.0 into 7.0.
I have read that we can make use of BAPI/LSMW/IDOC/XIF adapters to push info into CRM.
But, the customer wants all the historical data to be in the new system.
I think master data can be handled.... but how to migrate the transaction data?.... i mean the number ranges/document flow.. and other relationships.. how can we maintain the same links into the new system?
If it was a migration from legacy system into the SAP CRM, we could have gone ahead with new number ranges etc... but this migration is from SAP to SAP.
Also, we will have ECC6.0 connected to CRM 7.0. ANy additional things to be taken care of when the connection is live in DEV/QA/PROd instances?
Any pointers to this ?

Hi Gary,
As per my understanding, your data migration involves quite complex scenarios covering the CRM and ERP box. As the customer needs the old data to be present in the new implementation, the old data needs to be migrated from the CRM 5.0 to CRM 7.0. For the migration to happen, you need to setup the customization (like the number ranges,Condition Data Tables, etc ). Then only you can proceed with the data migration. Also, you need a proper backup plan as this involves proper backup of the data.
Once the setup is complete, you need to configure the ECC6.0 with the CRM7.0 system. Here also, you need to do a lot of settings and performing the Initial loading of the Adapter Objects. But before you proceed with the entire operation, the entire system landscape must be properly defined with appropriate settings.
My recomendation is to take help of SAP Consultants and data migration experts as they are the best persons to guide you on this. Also it would be great if you can go through the SAP Best Practices documents which are best repository documents to guide you on this.
Have a look on this link for an overview of the CRM Data Migration
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_crm60/helpdata/en/1a/023d63b8387c4a8dfea6592f3a23a7/frameset.htm
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Samantak.

HELP ME ON DATA MIGRATION PLEASE

Hi
what is SAP data migration what kind of tools and techniques include in that and also please what are the roles and responsibilities include in that when we are working on project.(RELATED TO ABAP)

Data Migration Current Situation
Data migration or data conversion is a persistent issue facing most organizations who have implemented SAP. Whether it is during the final phases of a new SAP implementation, during SAP upgrades and updates, during corporate restructurings, or during mergers and acquisitions, data migration continues to remain a challenging problem for IT.
Most data migration projects are faced with a time and budget crunch. But, these projects usually require extensive support from programmers and other technical experts and therefore data migration projects tend to get expensive and time-consuming.
The tools for data transfer and data migration provided by SAP are very technical and have a steep learning curve associated with them and they require technical experts to build and implement the data migration scripts.
Data Migration Ideal Scenario
An ideal data migration scenario would let the data migration project be implemented by the end user departments themselves. A few super-users within these end-user departments that supply the data should have the ability to transfer and migrate data themselves without relying on technical experts. Such a scenario would significantly cut the time and effort required in a data migration project.
Reaching such an ideal scenario would require data migration tools that are easy to learn and require no programming. Furthermore, these tools should work across all the different SAP modules and the SAP products, including the different versions of SAP.
Data Migration
Data Migration is the process of moving required (and most often very large) volumes of data from our clients existing systems to new systems. Existing systems can be anything from custom-built IT infrastructures to spreadsheets and standalone databases.
Data Migration encompasses all the necessary steps to cleanse, correct and move the data into the new system *. Technological changes, change in providers, software updates or data warehousing / data mining projects make such delicate and critical operations necessary.
<b>Data Migration can be done using BDC, LSMW, BAPI, Idoc's.</b>
What is the difference between batch input and call transaction in BDC?
Session method.
1) synchronous processing.
2) can tranfer large amount of data.
3) processing is slower.
4) error log is created
5) data is not updated until session is processed.
Call transaction.
1) asynchronous processing
2) can transfer small amount of data
3) processing is faster.
4) errors need to be handled explicitly
5) data is updated automatically
Differences between bdc session method and call transaction method.
The most important aspects of the batch session interface are: - Asynchronous processing - Transfers data for multiple transactions - Synchronous database update During processing, no transaction is started until the previous transaction has been written to the database. - A batch input processing log is generated for each session - Sessions cannot be generated in parallel
The most important aspects of the CALL TRANSACTION USING interface are: - Synchronous processing - Transfers data for a single transaction - Synchronous and asynchronous database updating both possible The program specifies which kind of updating is desired. - Separate LUW for the transaction The system performs a database commit immediately before and after the CALL TRANSACTION USING statement. - No batch input processing log is generated.
Refer this
For BDC:
http://myweb.dal.ca/hchinni/sap/bdc_home.htm
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/home/bdc&
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/learning-bdc-programming.htm
http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/bdc/bdchome.htm
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/69/c250684ba111d189750000e8322d00/frameset.htm
http://www.sapbrain.com/TUTORIALS/TECHNICAL/BDC_tutorial.html
Check these link:
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/question-about-bdc-program.htm
http://www.itcserver.com/blog/2006/06/30/batch-input-vs-call-transaction/
http://www.planetsap.com/bdc_main_page.htm
call Transaction or session method ?
http://www.sapbrain.com/FAQs/TECHNICAL/SAP_ABAP_DATADICTIONARY_FAQ.html
http://www.****************/InterviewQ/interviewQ.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/35/2cd77bd7705394e10000009b387c12/frameset.htm
ALE/ IDOC
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc
http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419
http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale.pdf
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale2.pdf
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/0b/2a60bb507d11d18ee90000e8366fc2/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/78/217da751ce11d189570000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html
http://www.sappoint.com/abap.html
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc
http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419
http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm
http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html
Check these step-by-step links
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/ccab6730-0501-0010-ee84-de050a6cc287
https://sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/8fd773b3-0301-0010-eabe-82149bcc292e
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/3c5d9ae3-0501-0010-0090-bdfb2d458985
regards,
srinivas
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Upcoming SAP Best Practices Data Migration Training - Chicago

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND HANDS-ON TRAINING
SAP America, Downers Grove in Chicago, IL:
November 3 u2013 5, 2010     `
Installation and Deployment of SAP Best Practices for Data Migration & SAP BusinessObjects Data Services
Install and learn how to use the latest SAP Best Practices for Data Migration package. This new package combines the familiar IDoc technology together with the SAP BusinessObjects (SBOP) Data Services to load your customeru2019s legacy data to SAP ERP and SAP CRM (New!).
Agenda
At the end of this unique hands-on session, participants will depart with the SBOP Data Services and SAP Best Practices for Data Migration installed on their own laptops. The three-day training course will cover all aspects of the data migration package including:
1.     Offering Overview u2013 Introduction to the new SAP Best Practices for Data Migration package and data migration content designed for SAP BAiO / SAP ERP and SAP CRM
2.     Data Services fundamentals u2013 Architecture, source and target metadata definition. Process of creating batch Jobs, validating, tracing, debugging, and data assessment.
3.     Installation and configuration of the SBOP Data Servicesu2013 Installation and deployment of the Data Services and content from SAP Best Practices. Configuration of your target SAP environment and deploying the Migration Services application.
4.     Customer Master example u2013 Demonstrations and hands-on exercises on migrating an object from a legacy source application through to the target SAP application.
5.     Overview of Data Quality within the Data Migration process A demonstration of the Data Quality functionality available to partners using the full Data Services toolset as an extension to the Data Services license.
Logistics & How to Register
Nov. 3 u2013 5: SAP America, Downers Grove, IL
                 Wednesday 10AM u2013 5PM
                 Thursday 9AM u2013 5PM
                 Friday 8AM u2013 3PM
                 Address:
                 SAP America u2013Buckingham Room
                 3010 Highland Parkway
                 Downers Grove, IL USA 60515
Partner Requirements: All participants must bring their own laptop to install SAP Business Objects Data Services on it. Please see attached laptop specifications and ensure your laptop meets these requirements.
Cost: Partner registration is free of charge
Who should attend: Partner team members responsible for customer data migration activities, or for delivery of implementation tools for SAP Business All-in-One solutions. Ideal candidates are:
u2022         Data Migration consultant and IDoc experts involved in data migration and integration projects
u2022         Functional experts that perform mapping activities for data migration
u2022         ABAP developers who write load programs for data migration
Trainers
Oren Shatil u2013 SAP Business All-in-One Development
Frank Densborn u2013 SAP Business All-in-One Development
To register please use the hyperlink below.
http://service.sap.com/~sapidb/011000358700000917382010E

Hello,
The link does not work. This training is still available ?
Regards,
Romuald

Upcoming SAP Best Practices Data Migration Training - Berlin

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND HANDS-ON TRAINING
Berlin, Germany: October 06 u2013 08, 2010     `
Installation and Deployment of SAP Best Practices for Data Migration & SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator
Install and learn how to use the latest SAP Best Practices for Data Migration package. This new package combines the familiar IDoc technology together with the SAP BusinessObjects (SBOP) Data Integrator to load your customeru2019s legacy data to SAP ERP and SAP CRM (New!).
Agenda
At the end of this unique hands-on session, participants will depart with the SBOP Data Integrator and SAP Best Practices for Data Migration installed on their own laptops. The three-day training course will cover all aspects of the data migration package including:
1.     Offering Overview u2013 Introduction to the new SAP Best Practices for Data Migration package and data migration content designed for SAP BAiO / SAP ERP and SAP CRM
2.     Data Integrator fundamentals u2013 Architecture, source and target metadata definition. Process of creating batch Jobs, validating, tracing, debugging, and data assessment.
3.     Installation and configuration of the SBOP Data Integratoru2013 Installation and deployment of the Data Integrator and content from SAP Best Practices. Configuration of your target SAP environment and deploying the Migration Services application.
4.     Customer Master example u2013 Demonstrations and hands-on exercises on migrating an object from a legacy source application through to the target SAP application.
Logistics & How to Register
October 06 u2013 08: Berlin, Germany
                 Wednesday 10AM u2013 5PM
                 Thursday 9AM u2013 5PM
                 Friday 9AM u2013 4PM
                 SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG
                 Rosenthaler Strasse 30
                 D-10178 Berlin, Germany
                 Training room S5 (1st floor)
Partner Requirements: All participants must bring their own laptop to install SAP Business Objects Data Integrator on it. Please see attached laptop specifications and ensure your laptop meets these requirements.
Cost: Partner registration is free of charge
Who should attend: Partner team members responsible for customer data migration activities, or for delivery of implementation tools for SAP Business All-in-One solutions. Ideal candidates are:
u2022         Data Migration consultant and IDoc experts involved in data migration and integration projects
u2022         Functional experts that perform mapping activities for data migration
u2022         ABAP developers who write load programs for data migration
Trainers
Oren Shatil u2013 SAP Business All-in-One Development
Frank Densborn u2013 SAP Business All-in-One Development
To register please follow the hyperlink below
http://intranet.sap.com/~sapidb/011000358700000940832010E

Hello,
The link does not work. This training is still available ?
Regards,
Romuald

Time and dates of Recieved mail all wrong

I have pop3 accounts set up on my iPhone. Since the upgrade all the times and dates of received mail are out. For example, I have just Recieved an email sent by a friend just now. I get it straight away but in blue in states 'yesterday'! Yesterday was at least twenty hours ago.
All my time zones on my iPhone appear ok.
Any ideas please?
Tc

iPhone 3G appears at times to not be able to automatically determine the time from the provider, or to get the incorrect one from the provider. When this is the case, it appears to default to Cupertino time.
If your email times are displaying oddly (Cupertino time is the default), then do the following:
Settings>General>Date&Time>
Turn OFF 'Set Automatically'
Set the correct time zone by searching for/choosing a nearby city

Upgrading To A New Hard Disk Migrating Data

Like many old MacBook users right about now, we're all thinking about upgrading our 60 or 80 GB OEM hard drives. Well, I went and did it and I have a few questions after-the-fact, not to mention documenting my experience.
First I chose the Seagate Momentus 160GB 7200.2 (ST9160823ASG). This replaces the OEM Seagate Momentus 80GB 5400.2 (ST98823AS). The reason for this is simple ... the OEM drive worked flawlessly and I was willing to spend a little extra to ensure continued performance. I also chose to bundle it with a CMS USB 2.0 external enclosure data transfer kit to re-use my old drive.
My first surprise was that the CMS auto-transfer software was Windows only, despite the fact they make a Macintosh back-up product. The second surprise was that there was no Apple auto-transfer options. I literally spent an hour searching the Apple website and built-in help and tutorials to find a way to do this. Thanks to all on this discussion website as I ended up choosing a third party "clone" software to copy my old drive.
Which brings me to my first question. Every-time I tried to use Disk Utility to make a disk image of my old disk, I got the response that the disk image failed because resources were in use. Is that normal? Is there a way to make a back-up disk image using included Apple disk utilities? If not, then Apple NEEDS to spell it out, rather than a one line blurb in the disk install manual they publish that says basically: first back up your data. Thanks Apple, big help.
So I ended up using Carbon Copy Cloner, for a variety of reasons. A. it's $5 shareware and B. it specifically got better reviews than SuperDuper ($27). As far as I can tell, Carbon Copy Cloner did an exceptional job of perfectly backing up my old HD. BUT ...
Now here comes the next question ... the CMS enclosure seemed fine, but between CarbonCopyCloner and the USB 2.0 interface, it took over 9 hours to make a disk image of my old hard drive!!! Is THAT normal? Would a Firewire interface have sped this process up? Is SuperDuper faster? I must admit when I then used Disk Utility to restore the disk to the new drive, it took another 6 hours, so my guess is it wasn't the software's fault. Maybe it just takes a **** of a long time to move 80GB data. If the USB 2.0 interface is the bottleneck, then I highly recommend paying extra for a firewire enclosure. Would love to get a definitive answer here.
The process of installing the drive was simple. Thank you Apple (seriously). The new drive booted right up and the system is as zippy as ever ... but you knew it was coming:
The new 7200 rpm drive ran smoothly and absolutely silently in the external enclosure when I was backing up the old HD. Once installed, I immediately noticed a new vibration. Nothing huge, but it's there when now it wasn't on the OEM drive. The whole MacBook vibrates, stem to stern. The drive also seems hotter under my palm. Seeing all manor of these "VIBRATION" issues on other posts, I would suggest that anyone upgrading to a new drive, install the HD first to ***** the level of vibration before going to the lengthy duplicating process. It also seems to spin constantly, which the 5400 may well have done too but was otherwise unnoticeable.
My question here is, since these drives are virtually identical, does the 7200 rpm cause the added vibration & heat not present on the 5400, or could I have less-than-optimal drive which might be improved with a different drive? Also, the last time I had a high vibration drive on my PowerBook G3 it continued to get worse over the course of a year and Apple finally replaced it under Apple Care.
All-in-all it was a simple and relatively straightforward process once I found all the pieces, that is and Apple did not make it easy. I chewed up a lot of time I did not have looking for instructions. I've been using Macs since the original Macintosh in 1984. Ah I long for the days when I could just open a disk, insert another, select all and drag the contents to a new disk and voila! An exact copy of the original. Apple finally gets an A+ for RAM & Drive upgrade accessibility. But they get an F for making the data migration process as complicated as possible, particularly for something as important as our data. I'm sure their strategy is for everyone to take their computers to the Apple Store for upgrades and anyone else should already know how to do it. Well, I would suggest that most of us fall somewhere in the middle. We can put the new drive in and backup our data, but like making a good cake, we need the recipe.

Doug, I appreciate your input, however re-installing OSX is exactly what I DON'T want to do. Not only would it take an extended amount of time to update from 10.4.6 to 10.4.10 but importing files from the old hard disk comes nowhere near copying over every modification I've made to my system. The idea here, as I would think with anyone upgrading their hard drive with a perfectly working system, is to increase disk space and just keep right on going without missing a step. WIth all due respect your suggestion is absolutely the wrong advice in this situation. The last time I took such advice, I found myself missing many of the system helper applications allowing me to access hardware and software and all of it had to be reinstalled as I discovered things were no longer working as they should have. I DO NOT recommend re-installing OS X to anyone wishing to upgrade their drive, unless you are having problems with your system or just want to clean house. Apple should understand this. The bug thing on the install disk is just one of the many headaches involved in this process. My understanding was that I cannot make a disk image from the install disk was well as being unable to restore. However, if that's possible, then I could have done what I wanted without using a third party "shareware" solution. I will check it out and report back. Call me paranoid, but I would prefer to keep my data backup in the hands of those who formatted it originally, i.e. Apple. I would happily use a proven commercial utility, but for something as routine as upgrading my hard disk, I shouldn't have to pay to do it. Time was, if Apple had a bug in their startup utility disk, they would have corrected the error and sent a replacement to all registered users. Time was.

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