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Old 10-06-2009, 03:26 PM
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Default [SOLVED] server starts, no access

ok, I'm stumped...

I'm in the process of setting up a test zimbra 5.0.16 server...
I've mirrored the active server to this test server...
All the permissions are correct...

zmcontrol starts the server....

...but when I access the server web ui, nothing comes up...?

can someone tell me what I'm missing...? ...or doing wrong?

Thanks.
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Old 10-06-2009, 11:06 PM
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I've mirrored the active server to this test server...
How have you done that?

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zmcontrol starts the server....
Do all the services start?

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Originally Posted by NoDoze View Post
...but when I access the server web ui, nothing comes up...?

can someone tell me what I'm missing...? ...or doing wrong?
It could be a DNS problem or hosts file problem, how about some information from the log files?
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Old 10-07-2009, 09:27 AM
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Hmmm...I actually think it has to do with my posix/ldap setup....
...curious how that would affect the setup and post access, considering that there is already a zimbra/posix/ldap setup already running...?

Shouldn't I at least get an error message or warning that there is a server already with the same domain name running zimbra/posix/ldap...?

Hmmm....

btw I'm using this method:

Moving ZCS to New Server - Zimbra :: Wiki
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Method For Open Source Edition Users: Second method which you can follow is using rsync command, here are the steps:

If and only if the Operating System is going to be same on both old and new server:

* Stop your existing ZCS using "zmcontrol stop".
* Check if no zimbra process is running if so kill that process.
* Do a cold and offline backup of /opt/zimbra directory using rsync command:

# rsync -avHK /opt/zimbra /opt/zimbra.bak

* Copy the zimbra.bak file to the new server. (Please see Talk:Moving_ZCS_to_New_Server)
* On new server, install the same version of ZCS and Keep the "hostname" and "zmhostname" same as old server.
* Stop ZCS on new server using "zmcontrol stop".
* Remove the complete zimbra directory:

# rm -rf /opt/zimbra

* Restore from cold backup using rsync command:

# rsync -avHK /opt/zimbra.bak /opt/zimbra
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Old 10-07-2009, 01:56 PM
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Does the test server have a split dns setup tricking it to think the domain of the current server points to it's IP address?
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Old 10-07-2009, 01:58 PM
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yea, the split dns is working okie...

I'm in the process of giving it another try...starting with a new/clean mirror...
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Old 10-07-2009, 02:38 PM
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BINGO!

setting up with an updated/recent mirror did the trick... perhaps something didn't copy right the first time...

Alls good now.

thanks!
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