Well we made the transition at like 4:15am to avoid having to deal with many occurances of this. But for sql server issues one of the guys wrote an update routine to extract non-duplicate data which we ran after the migration. I am not sure how they handled access and other datasources, I will ask them and email you tomorrow when they are in.
kp -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Bridges [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 3:24 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Server Relocation Thanks. How did you handle the data that was entered into the live sites while the cloning operation was happening? Kristopher Pilles wrote: >We just did this and ended up cloning several of out drives (but we >were keeping same OS etc...) not sure if that is an option for you... > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kevin Bridges [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 2:32 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Server Relocation > > >Greetings: > >We are running cfmx 6.1 and ms SQL Server and are going to be moving >our > >primary servers to a new physical location. We maintain several large >volume websites and want to provide the smallest impact possible to end >users. > >Our plan, as it stands now, is to turn on the backup servers and bring >the primary servers down one by one. When we have the sites running on >backup systems we are going to move the primary machines to another >location. The old primary machines are going to be implemented as our >backup machines in the new location and we are using new servers for >primary (web, mail, sql, and cvs). > >Because of the new machines we need to reinstall CF and deal with each >client on an individual basis. Clients may be running different >versions and have different customizations. > >We would like to minimize the any lost data that may be entered into >the > >backup servers while we are pulling the new ones on line. I know this >is a broad question, but I would think a fair number in this community >have had to perform something similar ... What is the best way to >transfer the server settings, data sources, databases, custom extensions > >(jars, tags) etc. to the new machines without causing our clients >customers to loose data. > >Best Regards, >Kevin Bridges > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:212765 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
