Changes

======<big>Upgrade via Console backup to USB drive</big>======

======<big>Upgrade via Console backup to USB drive</big>======

* Log in as admin & Backup the '''old server''' via a Console Backup to attached USB disk. This may take many hours if you have a lot of data on your server, depending on USB port speed, USB drive speed, & types of files being backed up ie whether already compressed or not etc. Typically for 250Gb of data on your server hard drive, 2 to 4 hours.

* Log in as admin & Backup the '''old server''' via a [[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter6#Option 8: Perform backup to USB device|Console Backup]] to attached USB disk. This may take many hours if you have a lot of data on your server, depending on USB port speed, USB drive speed, & types of files being backed up ie whether already compressed or not etc. Typically for 250Gb of data on your server hard drive, 2 to 4 hours.

* Install the SME 9.x OS from CD on the new hardware (on new server).

* Install the SME 9.x OS from CD on the new hardware (on new server).

* Select to do a Restore on first boot of the newly installed SME Server 9. Only attach USB containing the backup file, when asked on first reboot. Restore may take a few hours depending on data size etc. Make sure you wait for the Restore complete message.

* Select to do a Restore on first boot of the newly installed SME Server 9. Only attach USB containing the backup file, when asked on first reboot. Restore may take a few hours depending on data size etc. Make sure you wait for the Restore complete message.