On 03/20/2011 06:01 AM, Lars Schimmer wrote: > On 19.03.2011 22:24, Bron Gondwana wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 05:47:24PM -0300, Reinaldo de Carvalho wrote: >>> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Lars Schimmer >>> <l.schimmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> I try to setup a new cyrus server and want to migrate my old 2.2.x data >>>> on the new 2.4.6 server. >>>> Any tips on howto migrate data from old server to new server? >>>> Rsync and db updates? >>>> imapsync, which tool and howto sync the non-user-inboxes? >>>> >>> >>> The main problem is to preserve hardlinks to don't grow up used disk >>> space, and isn't possible with IMAP migration. >> >> Cyrus should be able to handle the upgrade in place if you can shut >> down the source server, copy the files over, and bring it back up. > > Sure, but I got a new hardware and want to use the new hardware ;-) Sync over your data and metadata to the new server running 2.2.x using rsync and then update Cyrus on your new server to 2.4.x . Use the -H option with rsync to preserve hard links. > > And hardlinks, I guess we do not use much hardlinks at all. HD space is > not a big issue for us, as we got roughly 40 account and 20Gb mails on > server. > But I go and try with rsync with db upgrade, as it once worked fine to > upgrade to 2.2.x > >> Bron. > > > MfG, > Lars Schimmer ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://www.cyrusimap.org/ List Archives/Info: http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/info-cyrus/
