The process of moving one system or service from one location or model to another.
Questions tagged [migration]
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Citrix Xen Live Migration without a pool
I have Citrix XenServer 6.2
Is it possible to use the xe vm-migrate command without having a pool?
My command:
xe vm-migrate vm=movetest host=newhost --live --force
Error: Host newhost not found

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pl/sql Oracle syntax
I have a query in pl/sql that i need to migrate to ms sql.
select count(*) from table1 t1
where (conditions1) and (conditions2) and variable = t1.column1(+)
Could anyone tell me what the (+) after the column means ? (is it sort of a sum ?)

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How to migrate old redmine server to a new one upgrading version and changing DB engine
I am planning to migrate my Redmine (1.0.5) to a new machine.
I would like to upgrade Redmine to latest version and change the database from MySQL to Postgresql with this migration.
My plan A is:
move Redmine 1.0.5 to new machine with…

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Migrating from TFS 2010 to TFS 2012
We have just created a new Windows Server 2012 with TFS 2012 using a SQL Server 2012 db. I need to migrate the code with history from a TFS 2010 using SQL Server 2008 RS to this new server. Any suggestions?

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How to test test environment with real data from production
i've the following infrastructure:
1x load balancer (nginx)
4x apache upstream
1x mysql server
The website is pretty busy and i bought other 6 servers that are meant to replace the previous infrastructure.
Since the setup is different i'd like to…

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Migrating from Scientific Linux 6.2 with SELinux enabled to Centos 6.3 without SELinux
My company has previously used Scientific Linux 6.2 for most services and I want to begin standardization on CentOS. As part of the migration I also want to disable SELinux, with the intent of re-enabling when it has a better adoption rate.
I plan…
user160910
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Best Method or Tool to Migrate from MySQL to SQL Server
What is the best method or tool to migrate a database from MySQL to Microsoft SQL Server?
My database is MySQL 5.0.27 and has 74 tables and 41 stored procedures.
The current site is ASP/VBscript and uses dynamic SQL statements in the code. The…

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Best practice for migrating Shares and Permissions?
We have a Windows 2008 R2 server which is replacing an old Windows Storage Server.
The datastore is attached via iSCSI so I do not need to transfer any data. The iSCSI connection is setup on the new machine, and now I'm wondering:
How should I…

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Reference env variables in a excel document for scanstate migration
I work for a company that is using a scanstate, loadstate type USMT migration script.
Their script references 3 variables: UserID, Source, and TargetComputer.
The script .cmd works just fine (which was created by other people).
But I was asked for…

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How do I migrate the tables from my existing MySQL server to a new one?
I know exactly how to move the users from one server to another, but I'm not too sure about how to move the tables that I already have along with it.
FYI this is a Kaltura server so I need to be extremely careful about it, no "oops" allowed.
How…

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Migrating an Ecommerce Website
I host a Magento website that I want to migrate to a new server without causing too much down time. The URL will stay the same but the DNS settings will be changing.
I'll be putting a upgrade notice on the current site to stop user interaction,…

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Migrate linux from software RAID (mdx) to hardware RAID
Current situation:
Dell PowerEdge T300 server (SAS6/iR controller) (RAID 0/1)
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
server installed on software raid (2x500GB) + LVM. Currently used
space 25GB.
Questions:
How to make a secure backup of current installation in case of…

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Move SQL server install to new machine?
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 that was running SQL Server, until it had a unclean power down and now the operating system become corrupted. Before I struggle to resurrect the machine, I'd like to know if there is a way to move the SQL server…

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New-MoveRequest - How to assign -TargetDatabase dynamically
I am in progress to migrate (approximately) 5000 mail-objects and I need a way /script /command that will allow me to utilize the New-MoveRequest CMD-Let in combination with the possibility to dynamically assign the TargetDatabase.
Any thoughts…

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Moving Away from Exchange public folders - Export to file system folder?
I have a public folder that was used for the wrong reason. Due to some regulations we had to store lots of photos, we're talking at least 7000 photos that are stored based on a location of stores. So for example, each store would send in an email…

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