We have created an R6 test server for testing our applications on the new release. So far so good.
However, we keep running into speedbumps in trying to determine the best way to transfer each .nsf file to the R6 test server from our production R5 server.
We’ve tried FTP and tape transfer with some success, but it takes a while. We last tried making local copies from prodcution, and then making new copies on the test server from the local copy using the R5 client. This didn’t work at all.
Does anyone have a suggestion on the best way to get our production db’s copied over to our test server?
Thanks in advance,
Steve
Subject: Moving R5 .nsf to Test R6 Server
If you’re planning on eventually upgrading your production R5 server to ND6 then you should try to simulate the upgrade process on your test server. Install the same version and config of R5 on your test server as your production server, then copy your production data directory to the test server using OS-level file copying. After that perform the upgrade to ND6 on the test server and follow the appropriate steps (compact for ODS coversion, etc.).
Once you are familiar with the procedure and have ironed out any application issues you have a step-by-step playbook for upgrading the production server itself.