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[GUIDE] Migrate xSP Storage Server to Another Machine

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[GUIDE] Migrate xSP Storage Server to Another Machine

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xSP Migration Process

Determine your environment before continuing:

  1. External UserData & External SQL
  2. External UserData & Local SQL
  3. Local UserData & External SQL
  4. Local UserData & Local SQL
  5. Addendum A

(1) External UserData & External SQL

1. Backup SQL (.bak)

2. Install xSP Storage Server pointing to existing SQL instance

3. Ensure access to External UserData is same as before

  • e.g. \\NAS\UserData using NovaUser

4. Port forward 308

(2) External UserData & Local SQL

1. Backup SQL (.bak)

2. Install SQL

3. Import SQL backup

4. Install xSP Storage Server pointing to “new” SQL instance

5. Ensure access to External UserData is same as before

  • e.g. \\NAS\UserData using NovaUser

6. Port forward 308

(3) Local UserData & External SQL

1. Backup SQL (.bak)

2. Install xSP Storage Server pointing to existing SQL instance

3. Move Data to new machine

  • Old D:\UserData -> New D:\UserData
  • If D:\UserData -> F:\UserData see Addendum A

4. Port forward 308

(4) Local UserData & Local SQL

1. Backup SQL (.bak)

2. Install SQL

3. Import SQL backup

4. Install xSP Storage Server pointing to “new” SQL instance

5. Move Data to new machine

  • Old D:\UserData -> New D:\UserData
  • If D:\UserData -> F:\UserData see Addendum A

6. Port forward 308

Addendum A

If changing the local path of your UserData (e.g. from D:\UserData to F:\UserData) you will need to change the references in the database.

On the [Storage] tab of the configuration manager, select the properties of the previous storage. You can the “Move” this data to the new storage location.

NOTE: This does not physically move any files, only their database reference.

You may now move the files to their new location.

This completes the process for migrating data from one location to another. Clearly if your Database and Userdata are already on a different server, the migration process is just a simple new install to new location. You only need to worry about moving your database and UserData if everything was stored on a single machine.

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