Cloudera Flow Management Migration Tool Release Notes
Learn about the new features, known issues, fixed issues, limitations, and unsupported features in the latest release of the Cloudera Flow Management Migration Tool.
What's new
The Cloudera Flow Management Migration Tool helps you transition to NiFi 2 more efficiently by simplifying and accelerating the migration of flows from Cloudera Flow Management 2.x (powered by NiFi 1) to Cloudera Flow Management 4.x (powered by NiFi 2).
The latest version available for on premises migration scenarios is Cloudera Flow Management Migration Tool 7.0.0, which enables migrations from Cloudera Flow Management 2.1.7.3000 (including hotfixes) to 4.12.0, in compliance with the Apache NiFi 1.28.1-to-2.6.0 General Availability (GA) ruleset.
Latest enhacements:
- Pre-configured Migration Tool
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This release introduces a pre-configured variant of the Migration Tool that includes the required NAR files for both source and target Cloudera Flow Management versions, reducing setup effort.
- NiFi Registry support [Technical Preview]
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Migration Tool 7.0.0 adds support for:
- Migrating versioned flows within a flow as individual items
- Coordinating versioned flow migrations so that associated NiFi Registries can also be migrated when needed
- General fixes and improvements
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This release includes minor fixes and improvements.
Support Matrix
Before starting a migration with the Migration Tool, review the supported source and target version requirements to ensure a successful migration.
The table shows the supported migration paths and the required Migration Tool versions for Cloudera Flow Management on premises.
| Source Cloudera Flow Management version | Target Cloudera Flow Management version | Required Migration Tool version |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1.7.2000 | 4.10.0 | 3.0.3 |
| 2.1.7.2000 + 2.1.7.2002 - 2007 | 4.11.0 | 5.0.4 |
| 2.1.7.3000 | 4.11.0 | 5.1.1 |
| 2.1.7.3000 | 4.12.0 | 7.0.0 |
System Requirements
Before using the Migration Tool, ensure that your system meets the following requirements.
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Linux, macOS |
| Java version | Java 21 |
| Disk space | At least 25 GB for NiFi distributions and working directories |
Download location
You can download the Migration Tool software artifacts from the Cloudera Archive.
- An active Cloudera subscription agreement
- A license key file
- The required authentication credentials (username and password)
Download the version of the tool that matches your requirements from the Cloudera Flow Management Migration Tool Repository.
