Prerequisites for Content Transfer Tool

Last update: July 22, 2024

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The following table summarizes the prerequisites for using Content Transfer Tool.

Review all the considerations listed below:

ConsiderationsWhat is Currently Supported
AEM VersionContent Transfer Tool can be run on AEM 6.3 or higher versions only.
Size of Segment StoreAn existing repository that has less than 750 million JCR nodes and up to 500 GB (online compacted size) on Author and 50 GB on Publish are currently supported. Create a support ticket with Adobe Customer Care so you can discuss options for segment store size above these limits.
Total Size of Content Repository
(segment store + data store)		Content Transfer Tool is designed to transfer content up to 20 terabytes for File Data Store type of data store. Anything higher than 20 terabytes is not currently supported. Create a support ticket with Adobe Customer Care so you can discuss options for content larger than 20 terabytes.
To significantly speed up the content transfer process for large repositories, an optional pre-copy step can be used. This process applies to File Data Store, Amazon S3, and Azure Data Store types of data store. For Amazon S3 and Azure Data Store, repository sizes greater than 20 terabytes is supported.
Total Lucene Index SizeTotal Lucene Index size of 25 GB maximum, excluding /oak:index/lucene and /oak:index/damAssetLucene is supported. Create a support ticket with Adobe Customer Care so you can discuss options for index size above this limit.
Content in Immutable PathsContent Transfer Tool cannot be used to migrate content in immutable paths. To transfer content from /etc, you can select certain /etc paths, but only to support AEM Forms to AEM Forms as a Cloud Service. For all other use-cases, see Common Repository Restructuring to learn more about repository restructuring.
Node property value in MongoDBNode property values stored in MongoDB cannot exceed 16 MB. This rule is enforced by MongoDB. Ingestions fail if there are property values larger than this limit. Before running an extraction, run this oak-run script. Review all large property values and validate if they are needed. The ones that exceed 16 MB must be converted to Binary values.

What’s Next

Once you have reviewed the prerequisites and have determined whether you can use the Content Transfer Tool in your migration project, see Guidelines and Best Practices for using Content Transfer Tool.

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