Re: Moving data from one server to another

2006-12-02 Thread Michael ODonnell
I'm not familiar with the app(s) in question or whether they involve support for specific HW (like maybe some sort of telephony gear?) but is it possible that you might be able to just copy the whole filesystem (either as a single filesystem image or filewise) from the old box to the new one and

Re: Moving data from one server to another

2006-12-01 Thread Paul Lussier
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Re: Moving data from one server to another

2006-12-01 Thread Paul Lussier
"David Hardy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The PHBs want to move the whole shebang over to the new server and then > worry about other stuff later. We've told them a dozen times that this > won't necessarily work, s/won't necessarily/definitely won't/. > but they think it's a simple copy/mappi

Re: Moving data from one server to another

2006-12-01 Thread Neil Joseph Schelly
I've been dealing with that for the last 6 months after starting at my current job and I sympathize. Ultimately, I find the best thing is to build the new box with the old software the best way you know how and then worry about migrating data and custom functionality, test a lot, and shoot for

Re: Moving data from one server to another

2006-12-01 Thread Kevin D. Clark
Sometimes, when I am looking at a box with scripts/configuration files "all over the box" (your description of the problem) and I want to transport them to a new box, I do the following: 1: boot to single user mode or at least shut down the services that I am interested in 2: Type this "t

Re: Moving data from one server to another

2006-12-01 Thread David Hardy
The PHBs want to move the whole shebang over to the new server and then worry about other stuff later. We've told them a dozen times that this won't necessarily work, but they think it's a simple copy/mapping/renaming operation. The new server has two hard drives and the only thing on it right n

Re: Moving data from one server to another

2006-12-01 Thread Ben Scott
On 12/1/06, David Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: We have an older (and ailing) Dell PowerEdge 6300 running RH 9.0 and overloaded with a ton of (no-longer-sold and barely supported) Telemation phone system software. Is the new system going to be running the same exact barely supported softwar

Re: Moving data from one server to another

2006-12-01 Thread Thomas Charron
If I'm reading the original poster correctly, he doesnt want to move the entire installation to the new server. He wants to upgrade the system to use the new release of the OS, and somehow get a listing of files that have been modified or changed since the original install, as he has no idea whe

Re: Moving data from one server to another

2006-12-01 Thread Dave Peter
Are these Raid? or just single disk? If only single, try to use Symantec ghost and should work. Otherwise, if you have veritas backup, use the backup and restore. Backup your old one and restore to the new one. -- Dave --- David Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, all; > > We have an

Moving data from one server to another

2006-12-01 Thread David Hardy
Greetings, all; We have an older (and ailing) Dell PowerEdge 6300 running RH 9.0 and overloaded with a ton of (no-longer-sold and barely supported) Telemation phone system software. This machine is currently part of our network. We just bought a new Dell PowerEdge 860 and it came installed with