mksysb migration

A mksysb migration allows you to restore the mksysb from an old system to a system that supports AIX Version 7.2 and then migrate the mksysb.

Traditional migration moves the operating system of a supported hardware configuration to a newer level. The mksysb migration installation is the recommended method of installation to move unsupported hardware configurations running AIX® Version 6.1 and later to new supported hardware running AIX Version 7.2.

A mksysb migration is not intended for systems that you can migrate with a traditional migration. This method allows you to bypass the hardware limitation by restoring the mksysb on the new hardware configuration and migrate it without running AIX Version 7.2. The resulting system will be running the new level of AIX.