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=== Introduction ===

=== Introduction ===

There many ways to move a SME 7 Server installation to a new hardware.  

There many ways to move a SME 7 Server installation to new hardware.  

This document describes a method using the '''[[Affa]]''' contrib.<br>

This document describes a method using the '''[[Affa]]''' contrib.<br>

Affa makes it possible to move with a minimal downtime of the production server.<br>

Affa makes it possible to move with a minimal downtime of the production server.<br>

=== Additional information ===

=== Additional information ===

==== Performance ====

==== Performance ====

With this method you should be able to move a typical 50 Gbyte sized server to a new hardware with downtime less than 20 minutes. The final sync and the rise time does not really depend on the total files size, but on the number of files and directories.

With this method you should be able to move a typical 50 Gbyte sized server to new hardware with downtime less than 20 minutes. The final sync and the rise time does not really depend on the total files size, but on the number of files and directories.

==== SME 6 Server ====

==== SME 6 Server ====

Although Affa was designed for SME 7, you can move a SME 6 server to a hardware with SME 7 installed. But there are few restrictions:

Although Affa was designed for SME 7, you can move a SME 6 server to a hardware with SME 7 installed. But there are few restrictions: