ARTIFACTORY: How to install the transfer-plugin for cloud migrations in a Kubernetes installation of Artifactory

For the on-premise to cloud migrations, installing a plugin that takes care of the transfer process is a pre-requisite. In a Kubernetes installation of Artifactory, if you would like to install the respective plugin manually, you may follow the below steps. 

Step-1: Create a temporary directory by logging into the POD.

$ kubectl exec -it artifactory-0 bash -n <namespace> -c artifactory
$ mkdir -p /var/opt/jfrog/tmp
$ cd /var/opt/jfrog/tmp/

Step-2: Get the CLI from the following page.

$ https://jfrog.com/getcli/

Step-3: Download the plugin locally.

$ curl -k -O https://releases.jfrog.io/artifactory/jfrog-releases/data-transfer/[RELEASE]/lib/data-transfer.jar
$ curl -k -O https://releases.jfrog.io/artifactory/jfrog-releases/data-transfer/[RELEASE]/dataTransfer.groovy

 

If the [RELEASE] tag is not bringing in the latest version for some reason, you may also use the latest version directly in the place of [RELEASE] from the above command, upon finding the latest release details from the web-page [https://releases.jfrog.io/artifactory/jfrog-releases/data-transfer/]

Step-4: Set the executable flag & add the plugins to the respective directories.

$ chmod +x jf
$ kubectl cp ~/jf artifactory-0:/var/opt/jfrog/tmp/ -c artifactory -n <namespace>
$ kubectl cp ~/data-transfer.jar artifactory-0:/var/opt/jfrog/tmp/ -c artifactory -n <namespace>
$ kubectl cp ~/dataTransfer.groovy artifactory-0:/var/opt/jfrog/tmp/ -c artifactory -n <namespace>
$ kubectl exec -it artifactory-0 bash -n <namespace> -c artifactory
$ chmod +x jf

Step-5: Configure the HOME directory for the CLI.

$ cd /var/opt/jfrog/tmp/
$ chmod +x jf
$ export JFROG_CLI_HOME_DIR=/tmp/.jfrog

Step-6: Configure the CLI with the local server (direct access to the local Artifactory on http://localhost:8082 with admin access token)

$ export JFROG_CLI_LOG_LEVEL=debug
$ ./jf c add source-server

Step-7: Configure the target server (Configure the SaasArtifactory with admin token)

./jf c add target-server

Step-8: Test configuration before migration

./jf rt transfer-config source-server target-server --prechecks

Step-9: Migrate configuration

./jf rt transfer-config source-server target-server

Points to be noted:

1. If the user does not have admin privileges to log in to the POD, the privileges have to be adjusted in prior, to successfully install the plugin through this method.
2. If you’re observing any issues with the plugin installation through this method, prior to reaching the JFrog Support, consider enabling the DEBUG log level using the command export JFROG_CLI_LOG_LEVEL=debug, reproduce the issue and share the results with the support.