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→Moving a SME 7 server installation to a new hardware using the Affa rise feature
You have a SME 7 production server with hostname 'prodbox‘ running and want to move it to a new hardware.
You have a SME 7 production server with hostname 'prodbox‘ running and want to move it to a new hardware.
# Connect the new server to your local net, install SME Server and all the contribs package you have installed on the 'prodbox‘. You can assign any unused IP address and hostname, as these are only temporary used. Ensure, that both servers have identical SME version installed. Run 'yum update' on both servers, if necessary.
# Connect the new hardware to your local net, install SME Server and all the contribs package you have installed on the 'prodbox‘. You can assign any unused IP address and hostname, as these are only temporary used. Ensure, that both servers have identical SME version installed. Run 'yum update' on both servers, if necessary.
# Install and configure Affa as described in the examples above and configure a job 'prodbox' to backup your 'prodbox‘ using the 'jobconfig-sample.pl.' file<br>Important is to set these properties;<br><code>'SMEServer'=>'yes',</code><br><code>'RPMCheck '=>'yes',</code><br><code>'status'=>'disabled',</code>
# Install and configure Affa (on the new hardware) as described in the examples above and configure a job 'prodbox' to backup your 'prodbox‘ using the 'jobconfig-sample.pl.' file<br>Important is to set these properties;<br><code>'SMEServer'=>'yes',</code><br><code>'RPMCheck '=>'yes',</code><br><code>'status'=>'disabled',</code>
# Now run the job 'prodbox' manually, while your users can still work on the server 'prodbox'<br><code># affa --run prodbox</code><br>The run may take a long time, depending of the size of the backup.
# Now run the job 'prodbox' manually, while your users can still work on the server 'prodbox'<br><code># affa --run prodbox</code><br>The run may take a long time, depending of the size of the backup.
# When the run has finished, check the file /var/affa/prodbox/rpms-missing.txt. As the filename indicates, all RPMS installed on 'prodbox‘, but not on this Affa server, are listed there. Install the missing RPMs.
# When the run has finished, check the file /var/affa/prodbox/rpms-missing.txt. As the filename indicates, all RPMS installed on 'prodbox‘, but not on this Affa server, are listed there. Install the missing RPMs.
