[Users] moving ovirt controller

[Itamar Heim]

On 12/12/2013 12:22 PM, Vered Volansky wrote:
> Hi Rob,
>
> What you need to do is upgrade the engine using engine-setup and the SHA of the version you want.
> If you have the rpm for the newer version use it with engine-seyup.
> If not, you'll have to build on your own, the use engine-setup.
> Then you can migrate the DB.
>
> This, BTW, is highly not recommended, though this is the way to work.
> It's recommended to work with stable versions.
>
> Let me know us this works for you.

didi - how does the backup/restore utility plays into this?

>
> Regards,
> Vered
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rob Abshear" <rabshear at citytwist.net>
>> To: "Vered Volansky" <vered at redhat.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 3:43:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Users] moving ovirt controller
>>
>> I just want to move the current controller to new hardware.  That is my
>> goal.  My issue, if I may re-explain it, is that the package versions on
>> the current controller are older than those on the new controller.  The
>> research I have done regarding migrating a controller is that the
>> package versions must be the same in order for the database to migrate
>> correctly.  I have attempted to backup the database and restore it with
>> the version differences, and it does restore, but the web interface is
>> blank.  Maybe I'm just missing something.  I have been following the
>> instructions at this URL:
>> http://www.ovirt.org/User:Adrian15/oVirt_engine_migration
>> <http://www.ovirt.org/User:Adrian15/oVirt_engine_migration#Original_package_versions>
>>
>>
>> On 12/11/2013 07:36 AM, Vered Volansky wrote:
>>> Ohad, can you have a look?
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Vered Volansky" <vered at redhat.com>
>>>> To: "Rob Abshear" <rabshear at citytwist.net>
>>>> Cc: users at ovirt.org
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 2:31:10 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] moving ovirt controller
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure what is it that you'd like to accomplish.
>>>> You mention a DB and then packaging.
>>>> Do you just want the current DB working in the new server?
>>>> If so just restore it and upgrade (packaging/dbscripts/upgrade.sh).
>>>>
>>>> In case this is not what you mean, maybe another eye on this would help,
>>>> Ohad?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Rob Abshear" <rabshear at citytwist.net>
>>>>> To: users at ovirt.org
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:54:47 AM
>>>>> Subject: [Users] moving ovirt controller
>>>>>
>>>>> I am running
>>>>> ovirt-engine-3.4.0-0.2.master.20131107144332.git214186b.fc18.noarch on a
>>>>> server and I want to move it to another physical server.  I did a fresh
>>>>> install on the new server and it is running
>>>>> ovirt-engine-3.4.0-0.2.master.20131119150718.git949cac2.fc18.noarch. I
>>>>> want to migrate the database from the old server to the new server.  How
>>>>> can I upgrade the old server so that the package versions match the new
>>>>> server?  Or, how can I downgrade the new server so that the packages
>>>>> match the old server?
>>>>>
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