The process of moving one system or service from one location or model to another.
Questions tagged [migration]
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Export Multiple or all SSL certificates IIS
Is there a way to use appcmd, MMC or perhaps some other tool to export all IIS SSL certificates and then import them in on another server? I've used appcmd to export the bindings and the application pools, but that's it.
Specifically IIS 8 to IIS…

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How do I add a querystring to a default document in iis7?
I'm upgrading a server that runs a classic asp website from iis5 to iis7
On the old server, there are sites set up that pass a querystring in the default document.
e.g CreateConnection.asp?CompanyID=1
(i.e. Different domain names all point to the…

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How to minimize downtime when moving web hosting, using vanity nameservers
I am migrating live sites from OLD_SERVER to NEW_SERVER. I have root access to NEW_SERVER but I only have WHM access on OLD_SERVER. I know that to minimize downtime, I can reduce the TTL on each of the accounts, then repoint each of them to the new…

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Does Docker Swarm migrate resource hungry containers to other nodes?
Let's assume a 3 node Docker cluster. One one of these nodes, resources are tight. A couple of services which can be quite greedy in terms of CPU or RAM happened to start on the same host.
Will Docker at any point check if the other nodes have less…

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Best way to migrate domain to new IP
I have a website that has around 50-70k daily traffic. I am mostly interested in with software and a little bit hardware.
I would like to hear professionals thought about migration.
I am going to switch my ISP, since I am switching my ISP I will…

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In a Server migration / move, Do I need to rename my Windows Server name if I change the Server name to Alias (CNAME) my new Server?
Hi I have an existing and new server that are part of a windows domain. I want to redirect network traffic to the new server and keep the existing one online short-term then offline it after a few weeks. There will be no IP changes of hosts, and I…

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Change server's IP with zero downtime
I'm changing servers of my website, example.org. The IP of the old server cannot be used for the new one. I want to replace the old server with the new one with zero downtime.
There are many different services running on example.org, it's not just a…

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Copy data from Access to SQL
I have a an access DB that is to be eventually be replaced by a SQL DB with a web front end. The web application is currently in development. I have copied the Access DB to SQL using the Migration Assistant, unfortunately we can't just link the…

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Moving an AD user account from one domain to another within same forest
Requirement: In our organisation, several employees have frequent transfers to different zones, which are different domains within a
single forest. Need to transfer users from one domain to another
domain using some free of cost solution.
My…

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rsync error after a while: "rsync service is no running"
I am migrating data from an old WD NAS to a Synology NAS via rsync. For some reason, my rsync processes are killed after a while, with the error message:
rsync error: rsync service is no running (code 43) at io.c(687) [receiver=3.0.9]
rsync error:…

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Document Control System
Organization is going to receive a bunch of technical documents from contractor - drawings, procedures, etc. - for the whole plant.
Currently contractor keeps its project documentation in Lotus Domino.
What software you recommend for Document…

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Recommended Dovecot / Thunderbird to Exchange / Outlook Migration Strategy
We are moving ~60 user mailboxes from a Postfix/Dovecot/Maildir setup into Exchange 2007. I am aware of Microsoft's Transporter Suite, which will allow for an IMAP-to-Exchange conversion of mailboxes in bulk. However, there is a concern about how…

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Executing Scheduled Task after VM Migration (HyperV)
We are setting up multiple SQL Virtual Machines, spread over multiple nodes, so that they can auto migrate between nodes for load balancing, or for automatic failover during troubling times. These VMs use Hyper V.
Each time one of these VMs boot, a…

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Migrating large amount of data physically through disks over international borders
I am not sure whether this is the right place to ask. We are moving some of our QA environments from the USA to our office in India. New servers that will be deployed in India will need to be loaded with Terabytes of data from the US. Transferring…

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Restarting a Hyper-V machine in non-clustered host with shared storage
I have two Hyper-V Server (core) host machines. Both have access to a NAS shared storage where VMs disks are stored. If I create a new VM on host 'A' and, after some time, I need to move it to host 'B', how do I manage it considering:
a) I cannot…

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