Backup & Restore ZCS 8 - restore accounts after upgrade

[Zimbot]

Hi

following my post here;

***migrating user accounts from ZCS to ZCS (on server-A to server-B)** Zimbra to Zimbra migration : Opensource edition to ZCS NE on different servers

Plan B:
I have now decided to do an upgrade from ZCS 8 Opensource to ZCS 8 NE on the same server.

However, before I do, I need help/instruction on how to Backup & Restore accounts after the upgrade.


Please guide me. Thanks


The n00b

[Zimbot]

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anybody ?

[Lammert]

If I'm not mistaken... you can simply install ZCS 8.0 NE the same way as if it were a version update (to e.g. 8.0.1). Not 100% sure about ZCS 8, but I'm sure this was the case with ZCS 6. It will leave your accounts intact, while adding NE functionality.

Of course, testing this, and making a backup of your entire /opt/zimbra will be a good idea.

Also, after the upgrade to ZCS 8 NE, the whole backup/restore procedure will be a lot easier, since the functionality is included in the admin interface.

[Zimbot]

I have read all the links listed but they dont seem relevant to ZCS8, they seem more applicable to ZCS5 or 6 .

- View source for HOT Backup and HOT Restore - Zimbra wiki
- Category:Backup and Restore - Zimbra wiki
- 5.0.x Network Edition Backup and Restore - Zimbra wiki
- View source for MySQL Backup and Restore - Zimbra wiki
- MySQL Backup and Restore - Zimbra wiki
- Open Source Edition Backup Procedure - Zimbra wiki - community contribution, unofficial-unsupported
- Thread: any backup script for ZM 8 open source ??? - Zimbra forum
- HOT Backup with rdiff-backup - Zimbra wiki - community contribution, unofficial-unsupported
- Bacula pre/post cold backup scripts - Zimbra wiki - community contribution, unofficial-unsupported
- Restore Backup - Zimbra forum
- Ajcody-Backup-Restore-Issues - Zimbra wiki - community contribution, unofficial-unsupported
- Backup and Restore Articles - Zimbra wiki
- User Accounts Backup & Restore - Zimbra forum
- Backing up and restoring Zimbra (Open Source Version) - Zimbra wiki

I need to migrate user accounts to a new server or restore user accounts after upgrade from opensource to network edition. I need to move the user accounts without interrupting the user - Which one of teh posted links should I follow? I am going from ZCS8 opensource to ZCS8 NE.


thanks.

[Lammert]

In your first post you mentioned it was going to be the same server, hence my suggestion of simply "upgrading" to ZCS 8 NE on this same server.

If you're moving servers I'd suggest you install NE on the new server first and then use the built-in migration wizard (Admin login --> Tools & Migration --> Account Migration --> Migration Wizard (click the gears sign))

[Zimbot]

If you're moving servers I'd suggest you install NE on the new server first and then use the built-in migration wizard (Admin login --> Tools & Migration --> Account Migration --> Migration Wizard (click the gears sign))

Thanks for the reply Lammert;

regarding your post above, I was about to use the migration wizard but it forces you to change the passwords of each user account. I want to avoid the user from being disrupted. Is there a way to use the wizard and keep the account settings, password, mail, calendar and contact data intact ?

[Zimbot]

I think I found something that will work. Please confirm that I can use the whats in the links below to backup and restore user accounts and that it's applicable to Zimbra ZCS 8.

- Zimbra 8 upgrade - vBlog
- Z-Push v2 upgrade - vBlog
- Zimbra FOSS Full Backup - vWiki UK
- Zimbra FOSS User Backup - vWiki UK
- Category:Zimbra - vWiki UK
- [SOLVED] Yet Another Backup Script for Community Version - Zimbra forum
- backup/restore on ZCS OpenSource edition - Zimbra forum

let me know which to use/follow with for zcs8


thanks

[Zimbot]

Zimbra Support:

Open source backup is not supported and we do not have any recommended document for ZCS 8.


The below forum posting might be helpful for your reference, but again this is not supported.

Zimbra opensource Hot backup and restore


You can simply run the same version of Network edition ZCS installer on open source. This would add the NE packages and then install the license.





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