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Problem

Here is another solution for moving GroupWise to a new volume.

Solution

This approach uses DBcopy.

1. Set up a Linux box with DBCopy installed on it.

2. Mount both volumes to different locations, such as /mnt/volumeA and /mnt/volumeB.

3. Use DBcopy as if you were migrating to a different server.

4. Use the script below while the server is running, to pre-migrate the data.

5. Run it over the course of the week before the cutover.

6. Shut down the groupwise agents and run the script a final time.

7. Change all settings in ConsoleOne and restart the agents.

You should have no problems or lost email.

Script Example

#!/bin/sh
#Script to backup groupwise from VolumeA to VolumeB server using dbcopy
#4/9/07

#variables
echo ****START TIME****   >> /tmp/email_migration/results.txt 

echo `date`   >> /tmp/email_migration/results.txt
#mount different volumes


#mount groupwise data volumeA
/opt/ncpmntsh/ncpmnt.sh -c /opt/ncpmntsh/volumeA.conf >>/tmp/email_migration/results.txt
#mount grpwise data volumeB

/opt/ncpmntsh/ncpmnt.sh -c /opt/ncpmntsh/VolumeB.conf >>/tmp/email_migration/results.txt 


echo *********Copy Post Office******** >> /tmp/email_migration/results.txt.txt

echo `date` >> /tmp/email_migration/results.txt.txt
#run dbcopy to backup
cd /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/bin/ >>/tmp/email_migration/results.txt.txt
#1st Pass of po copy
#./dbcopy -m -f -v  /mnt/VolumeA/grpwise/PO /mnt/VolumeB/grpwise/PO  >>/tmp/email_migration/results.txt 

#second pass of po copy
./dbcopy -m -s -v  /mnt/VolumeA/grpwise/PO /mnt/VolumeB/grpwise/PO  >>/tmp/email_migration/results.txt 

echo ********Domain********* >> /tmp/email_migration/results.txt.txt

echo `date` >> /tmp/email_migration.txt
#run dbcopy to backup primary domain
cd /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/bin/ >>/tmp/email_migration/results.txt.txt

#1st pass
#./dbcopy -m -f  -v /mnt/VolumeA/grpwise/Domain /mnt/VolumeB/grpwise/Domain >> /tmp/email_migration/results.txt 
#2nd pass
./dbcopy -m -s  -v /mnt/VolumeA/grpwise/Domain /mnt/VolumeB/grpwise/Domain >> /tmp/email_migration/results.txt 

echo ***ENDING TIME**** >> /tmp/email_migration/results.txt.txt
echo `date` >> /tmp/email_migration/results.txt.txt

Environment

• Groupwise 7.02
• Netware 6.5 SP5

Disclaimer: As with everything else at Cool Solutions, this content is definitely not supported by Novell (so don't even think of calling Support if you try something and it blows up).

It was contributed by a community member and is published "as is." It seems to have worked for at least one person, and might work for you. But please be sure to test, test, test before you do anything drastic with it.