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 [[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.

* 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, and 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.