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# Preparing to Migrate

Before you can begin to migrate an entire instance to a different machine, you must obtain a new license key and stop the PPM Server, as described in the following sections.

## Obtaining a New License Key

OpenText PPM is licensed based on the computer that hosts the PPM Server. If you plan to migrate the PPM Server to a different machine, you must obtain a new Autopass license key for the target machine. If you plan to migrate only the database schema, you do not need a new license key.

To obtain a new license key:

1. Gather the following information.

   - OpenText PPM version number

   - Machine IP address

   - Operating system (Windows or UNIX)

   - Server purpose (development, test, or production)

2. Activate and generate an Autopass license. See Generate Autopass license.

## Stopping the PPM Server

To make sure that you do not lose transactions, reports, or logs, stop the PPM Server before you migrate any part of a OpenText PPM instance. For information about how to stop the server, see Start and stop the PPM Server on a single-server system.

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