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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For each rrd data file – rrdutile dump
<filename> >unloaded filename; then move the ascii xml file you just
created to the new platform and run rrdutil restore – see the rrd manpages for
the proper syntax. And it’s not that hard to script the whole process.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tom Kauffman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Roberts, James
[mailto:James.Roberts@hants.gov.uk] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 05, 2008
8:54 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">hobbit@hswn.dk</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [hobbit] Migrate
hobbit data</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>ok sledgehammer at the ready....what's the
work around?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Everett,
Vernon [mailto:Vernon.Everett@woodside.com.au] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 05 August 2008 13:36<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">hobbit@hswn.dk</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [hobbit] Migrate
hobbit data</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Yes, but with a caveat.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>If you change architecture, your rrd files
might not survive.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>If you go like for like e.g. x86 to x86,
you should be fine.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>However, you will have problems if you
migrate from X86 to Sparc, or vice-versa.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>There is a workaround, but I would rather
have my head set on fire, and put out with a sledghammer.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>If you are going to the same OS, and the
same hardware, then it's full steam ahead, and f*** the icebergs.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Make sure your new server has all the
prerequisites for Hobbit installed.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Install Hobbit. Check it starts, then shut
it down.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Now simply shut down the old Hobbit
installation, copy the data and config files, and start up the new one.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Your data will include ~/server/etc</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>And /wherever/you/put/hobbit/data</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Don't forget any custom scripts in
~server/ext</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Make sure the clients are pointing to the
new server.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The easiest way is to change the IP
address of the new server to look like the old.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Failing that, change DNS or host lookup to
point ot the new server.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>You should then be back in business.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> T.J. Yang
[mailto:tj_yang@hotmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 5 August 2008 7:15
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">hobbit@hswn.dk</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [hobbit] Migrate
hobbit data</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>a very good entry for FAQ or HOWTO if it is not already in
hobbitmon wiki site.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/System_Monitoring_with_Hobbit/Other_Docs"
title="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/System_Monitoring_with_Hobbit/Other_Docs
CTRL + Click to follow link">http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/System_Monitoring_with_Hobbit/Other_Docs</a></span></font>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
href="mailto:James.Roberts@hants.gov.uk" title="James.Roberts@hants.gov.uk">Roberts,
James</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font
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August 05, 2008 6:00 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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href="mailto:hobbit@hswn.dk" title="hobbit@hswn.dk">hobbit@hswn.dk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> [hobbit]
Migrate hobbit data<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->I
am planning to move my hobbit server install to a new server…</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If
it possible to migrate all the data from the old install to the new one?</span></font>
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