The process of moving one system or service from one location or model to another.
Questions tagged [migration]
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Live migration without stopping source VM after migration
Is there any possible way to perform live migration using KVM/QEMU/libvirt without stopping source VM after migration?
I want to make full consistent backup of VM under KVM hypervisor without stopping of this VM. So idea is to perform live migration…

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After website server migration
Even After hosting migration, some user's browsers / system or their ISP provider may not updated new server details such as new ip & dns settings, Now what will happen to that user, can he access site from old server?
If yes is it possible to…

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Migrate RAID 6 drives from LSI 3ware 9690SA-8I to LSI Megaraid 9271-8i
I have an older system using an LSI (now Broadcom) 9690SA-8I, on a motherboard that's failing, can't have more RAM and is inadequate.
I thought I was so cool getting a new AMD Threadripper system ... however, the motherboard does not recognize - nor…

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How to have minimum Email Downtime when switching web host?
I have my domain and hosting in godaddy. My emails are in Google mail.
I want to switch to Bluehost.
I assume my MX records needs to change...right?
If yes, how do I ensure there is minimum downtime for my emails.
I want my emails to remain in…

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Domain & file server migration
Our company has a client who is in a spot of trouble and has asked us for advice. Their support/host company has gone bust and they want to use this opportunity to upgrade their servers.
They have an older domain that they need to migrate from…

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Hosting migration - no email downtime
I need to move the current hosting to a new location with interrupting email.
Currently the MX done by a 3rd party hosting company.
Does not matter if users see old or new site during move.
Email cannot be interrupted during the move 24/7…

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How do I move a server to a new power source without powering it off?
I have a server that has a single power supply that it is plugged into the wall. I want to transfer the server over to a UPS power supply for redundancy but do now want to power off the server for the move. The UPS is plugged into the same power…

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How to migrate My Server OS?
I've been researching the past week or so on how to migrate my Windows 2008R2 Server to Linux CentOS, I thought I had a good grip on it but know I'm confused and my networking knowledge isn't as up to par as I thought.
Windows Server 2008R2 is…

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MongoDB, How can I migrate database to new cluster with higher version without an outage
We are having our mongodb cluster at AWS and our production DB mongo is very old - we are still using version 2.6 then latest version at the moment is 3.2.7. We need to upgrade mongodb binaries to the latest version.
We can't upgrade existing DB…
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How to remove a Domain Controller from a Forest to a Single Domain
I have a server which is a domain controller in a Forest. I want to remove that server from the forest and place it in its own domain so it becomes a single domain controller.
So say we have eight domain controllers in domain A I want to remove one…

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Invalid SSL on new server
I have just migrated to new VPS server from a GoDaddy server.
The domain has a wildcard SSL that I have re-keyed and installed on the new server.
I have recently updated the name servers for the domain but SSL does not seem to be working on the new…

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Converting a VM to a physical server
I'm trying to convert a VM to a physical dedicated server.
I have access to the VM OS only (CentOS 6.7). I have no access to hypervisor.
I would like to use the dd command to dump the VM disk, and then write that image with dd onto the HD of the…

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migrate xen server to new HDD
I have a Xen Server with multiple VMs that are mirrored with DRBD to a Backup Server, and it's running out of space. I want to migrate it to a bigger Harddisk, but I'm not sure about how to go about this.
Additionally, the disk where the Server runs…

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Migrate Centos7 to new server
I have a Centos7 server running a setup of nginx/dovecot/ispconfig/roundcube/mariadb etc.. and a few other smaller things (as per https://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-centos-7-x86_64-nginx-dovecot-ispconfig-3). My nginx setup is not installed…

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Need to migrate Windows Server 2003 for Small Business to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
I've already found : "Migrate Windows Small Business Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 Essentials" and "Migrate from Previous Versions to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials or Windows Server Essentials Experience"
I didn't read them yet (I'm going…

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