Changes

From SME Server
Jump to navigationJump to search
170 bytes added ,  14:25, 9 January 2015
m
Line 6: Line 6:  
Hard drive restore requires a complete system.  It is meant to take a hard
 
Hard drive restore requires a complete system.  It is meant to take a hard
 
drive from a system, mount it, and do a restore from it.  
 
drive from a system, mount it, and do a restore from it.  
 +
 +
It's always better to use a backup and restore from there, but...
    
It does not restore contribs or manually added software, except if it's in an Ibay and instructs you to move custom-templates. Pay special attention to contribs that store data files in /opt as this will not move automatically thus after remounting the old drive you may need to move the data files over after you have re-installed the contribs.
 
It does not restore contribs or manually added software, except if it's in an Ibay and instructs you to move custom-templates. Pay special attention to contribs that store data files in /opt as this will not move automatically thus after remounting the old drive you may need to move the data files over after you have re-installed the contribs.
    
The restore includes mysql databases even for contribs. Thus after the restore if you re-add the same contribs (save version too) then your contribs should be able to access their mysql database. If you upgrade the contrib at the same time then note that contrib's upgrade procedures for it's database. Note comment in regards /opt above.
 
The restore includes mysql databases even for contribs. Thus after the restore if you re-add the same contribs (save version too) then your contribs should be able to access their mysql database. If you upgrade the contrib at the same time then note that contrib's upgrade procedures for it's database. Note comment in regards /opt above.
 +
 +
This instruction is MUCH easier to use, when a SME 7x cd is used a an emergency recovery boot system.
    
=== Moving from SME 6.x to SME 7.x ===
 
=== Moving from SME 6.x to SME 7.x ===
6

edits

Navigation menu