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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41453.0&return_msg=41453.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41453.1">1–3</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41453.1">Server-migration-medo</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41453_1_3_10"> <a name="a41453_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_41453_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2015 17:08</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 3</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41453.1">41453.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I want to do a server migration/upgrade in the most simple way possible. Windows to Linux (more than likely ubuntu 14.04).<br /><br /> Currently have a server running Windows Server 2008 R2. I've bought some parts to upgrade - CPU, Mobo, RAM, Case, PSU, 1TB HDD - pretty much a full new system.<br /><br /> My initial plan was to just replace the CPU/Mobo/RAM and carry on with Server 2008 until I could be bothered moving it all over to Linux. But surely now is the ideal time whilst I've got all the parts waiting and I could do some sort of "live" move across.<br /><br /> The windows server is running WAMP and I'm hoping this will be a relatively simple move but I can just see it being a lot of hassle. Has anyone done a Windows to Linux Apache migration?<br /><br /> Is running NTFS drives under Linux safe these days? And you can't covert to ext3/4 without formatting can you?<br /><br /> I will probably think of a number of other hurdles.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41453.1&return_msg=41453.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41453.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41453_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_41453_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2015 19:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Apr 2015 19:47"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 3</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41453.2">41453.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41453.1#a41453_1" target="_self">41453.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> You could install Linux on a separate physical disk (ssd?) and mount the unmodified NTFS volume(s) in fstab. Generally speaking I find ntfs-3g is pretty bulletproof in terms of intermittent sharing volumes from windows to Linux (though not at the same time), no idea what might go wrong if you ran a Linux production server with NTFS volumes. I think you'll find the admin of a 'real' lamp stack easier than wamp, at least I do.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41453.2&return_msg=41453.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41453.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41453_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_41453_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 5 Apr 2015 21:14</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 6 Apr 2015 02:04"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 3</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41453.3">41453.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41453.1#a41453_2" target="_self">41453.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It seems to have gone a lot smoother than I was expecting.<br /><br /> Mounted the NTFS drives using fstab by UUID and so far so good.<br /><br /> I think I just need to setup the Crashplan backup software and some nightly backup scripts to replicate what I had setup on the Windows server.<br /><br /> My biggest worry was the WAMP to LAMP move. Mainly the MySQL database. That was really easy. Did a mysqldump on the Windows server and imported that on the ubuntu machine and it worked straight away. Changed IP address on the devices using the database and back up and running.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41453.3&return_msg=41453.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41453.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>