[BlueOnyx:26628] Re: EasyMigrate VSITE, retain IP address

[Michael Stauber]

Hi Chris,

> Hmmm.  Alright, if I understand correctly, you're suggesting that 
> EasyBackup could be used instead of EasyMigrate?   That's an idea I had 
> not considered.

Yeah, as far as the CLI usage is concerned you can use Easy-Backup for 
migrations similar in the way you once used CMU.

Do an export of everything:

/usr/sausalito/sbin/easy-backup --backup --vsite all --admins

Fetch the export from /home/easy-backup and transfer it to the target 
server.

Import it on the target server:

/usr/sausalito/sbin/easy-backup --restore --vsite all

That will keep the IPs. You can import onto different IPs, import just 
selected Vsites, or just the DNS or SQL and so on. The available options 
are visible via /usr/sausalito/sbin/easy-backup --help and on this page 
near the bottom: https://www.blueonyx.it/easy-backup

> FWIW, I'm usually operating within Aventurin{e} containers with BlueOnyx 
> these days.  Of course that means that the IP addresses / aliases cannot 
> be set directly within BlueOnyx but would have to be done at the 
> upstream node.   So for my (selfish) purposes, since the new server 
> cannot bind an IP address, no harm no foul.

That might actually work. Be sure to go to the GUI of the target 
BlueOnyx and under "System Settings" / "IP Address Allocation" be sure 
to untick the "enabled" checkbox so that the GUI on the CT is allowed to 
create interfaces using different IPs than the ones granted to it. Those 
interfaces won't work, but it may allow you to import nonetheless.

> Another option could be to set temporary "main" IPs on the source 
> server, I suppose.

Or that, yes.

-- 
With best regards

Michael Stauber