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[EP-tech] Re: [Urgent] transfer all data into new server

On Fri, 2012-05-18 at 17:30 +0800, Mohd Izwan Salim wrote:
> Dear Tim, 
> 
> Which exactly wiki that i should follow? Is it
> http://wiki.eprints.org/w/How_to_combine_or_migrate_servers 

That's really, really old. The wiki seems to contain 3 pages, all for
eprints2 *sigh*

I'll start improving this page:
http://wiki.eprints.org/w/Moving_a_repository

"Watch this space"

/Tim.

> From:        Tim Brody <tdb2@ecs.soton.ac.uk> 
> To:        eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk 
> Date:        16/05/2012 06:15 PM 
> Subject:        [EP-tech] Re: [Urgent] transfer all data into new
> server 
> Sent by:        eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2012-05-16 at 09:39 +0000, Malcolm Bodger wrote:
> > I upgraded from 3.2.3 to 3.3.6 without problem. I built and
> configured
> > my new server, then copied the documents over and imported the
> > mysqldump file. I'm not sure about going from 3.0.3.
> 
> A while ago I tested/fixed going from 3.0 to the latest version.
> 
> Installing a clean 3.3.x will be different to an upgrade, because
> upgrades don't remove existing files i.e. you will keep some older
> plugins.
> The choice is yours :-)
> 
> /Tim.
> > 
> >
> ______________________________________________________________________
> > From: eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk
> > [eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk] on behalf of
> > mohdizwan8733@salam.uitm.edu.my [mohdizwan8733@salam.uitm.edu.my]
> > Sent: 16 May 2012 10:10
> > To: eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk
> > Subject: [EP-tech] Re: [Urgent] transfer all data into new server
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ok... 
> > 
> > Is it mean that i can just simply install the latest version then
> > bring all the sql and the document to the new server or 
> > 
> > Install the same version (current) then do the upgrade command.. 
> > 
> > See, i'm going from 3.0.3 to 3.3.9 which in the wiki got explain /
> > manual to move 3.0 - 3.1 - 3.3
> > (http://wiki.eprints.org/w/Upgrading_EPrints_3_versions) 
> > 
> > Do i have to run upgrade several times or just can jump to the
> stable
> > + current version> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > From:        Malcolm Bodger <M.Bodger@westminster.ac.uk> 
> > To:        "eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk"
> > <eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk> 
> > Date:        16/05/2012 04:37 PM 
> > Subject:        [EP-tech] Re: [Urgent] transfer all data into new
> > server 
> > Sent by:        eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk 
> > 
> >
> ______________________________________________________________________
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi, 
> >   
> > I do a mysql dump of the database and tar the documents folder. 
> > Copy both files to the new server and reverse the above. 
> > I think you have to run epadmin update afterwards. 
> >   
> > Thanks, 
> > Malcolm. 
> >   
> >   
> > 
> > 
> >
> ______________________________________________________________________
> > 
> > From: eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk
> > [eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk] on behalf of
> > mohdizwan8733@salam.uitm.edu.my [mohdizwan8733@salam.uitm.edu.my]
> > Sent: 16 May 2012 07:39
> > To: eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk
> > Subject: [EP-tech] [Urgent] transfer all data into new server
> > 
> > Hello all... 
> > 
> > I got really urgent matter.. 
> > 
> > Seem that my current server hdd reach its limit..
> > 
> > The mysqld service fail to run, then i remove some files and it
> > started work...
> > 
> > I think its only temporary. 
> > 
> > So i plan setup new server which i'll install latest version of
> > eprints..(3.0.3 ---> 3.3.9)
> > 
> > Now the question, HOW TO I TRANSFER THE CURRENT DATA INTO THE NEW
> ONE?
> > 
> > Is there any tools provided or just transfer the archive folder into
> > the new one??
> > 
> > Regards.. 
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