Migrating from NE to NE

[mannes]

Helloo,

Since we have encountered some harware problems with our server, we plan to move our mail server to another machine. The only procedure I found for moving from one mailserver to another is the one for opensource -> NE. We are currently running a RHEL5 server and ZCS 4.5.9 NE. The new environmemnt will be similar (RHEL5/ZCS 4.5.9). Is it safe to apply the same procedure for moving from NE to NE??

Thank you.

The procedure for moving from open source to NE:

Network Edition Moving from Open Source to Network Edition ZCS - Zimbra :: Wiki

[Klug]

Check this one : http://www.zimbra.com/blog/archives/...er_server.html

[mannes]

Thanks!! I'll give it a try today.

[mannes]

Not good...

here's what i get when trying to run the setup on the new machine (i ran zmfixperms prior to that):


Setting defaults from saved config in /opt/zimbra/.saveconfig/config.save
HOSTNAME=zimbra.pentalog.fr
LDAPHOST=
LDAPPORT=
SNMPTRAPHOST=
SMTPSOURCE=
SMTPDEST=
SNMPNOTIFY=0
SMTPNOTIFY=0
LDAPROOTPW=zimbra
LDAPZIMBRAPW=zimbra
Restoring existing configuration file from /opt/zimbra/.saveconfig/config.save...Restoring backup schedule...done
Operations logged to /tmp/zmsetup.log.8887
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
Setting defaults...Done
Setting defaults from existing config...Warning: null valued key 'mysql_logger_root_password'
Checking for port conflicts
Checking ldap status
Starting ldap
ldap startup failed with exit code 256
Setting defaults from ldap...ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)
Done

Main menu


1) Hostname: zimbra.pentalog.fr
2) Ldap master host: zimbra.pentalog.fr
3) Ldap port: 389
4) Ldap password: set
** 5) TimeZone: UNSET
6) zimbra-ldap: Enabled
7) zimbra-store: Enabled
+Create Admin User: no
+Enable automated spam training: yes
******* +Spam training user: UNSET
******* +Non-spam(Ham) training user: UNSET
+Global Documents Account: wiki@zimbra.pentalog.fr
+SMTP host: zimbra.pentalog.fr
******* +Web server HTTP port: UNSET
******* +Web server HTTPS port: UNSET
+Web server mode: mixed
+Enable POP/IMAP proxy: no
******* +IMAP server port: UNSET
******* +IMAP server SSL port: UNSET
******* +POP server port: UNSET
******* +POP server SSL port: UNSET
+Use spell check server: yes
+Spell server URL: http://zimbra.pentalog.fr:7780/aspell.php

8) zimbra-mta: Enabled
9) zimbra-snmp: Enabled
10) zimbra-logger: Enabled
11) zimbra-spell: Enabled
12) Enable default backup schedule: yes
r) Start servers after configuration yes
s) Save config to file
x) Expand menu
q) Quit


after configuring everything:


Main menu

1) Hostname: zimbra.pentalog.fr
2) Ldap master host: zimbra.pentalog.fr
3) Ldap port: 389
4) Ldap password: set
5) TimeZone: (GMT+01.00) Brussels / Copenhagen / Madrid / Paris
6) zimbra-ldap: Enabled
+Create Domain: no

7) zimbra-store: Enabled
+Create Admin User: no
+Enable automated spam training: yes
+Spam training user: spam.xjooz.tx@zimbra.pentalog.fr
+Non-spam(Ham) training user: ham.tbgouq7uk@zimbra.pentalog.fr
+Global Documents Account: wiki@zimbra.pentalog.fr
+SMTP host: zimbra.pentalog.fr
+Web server HTTP port: 80
+Web server HTTPS port: 443
+Web server mode: mixed
+Enable POP/IMAP proxy: no
+IMAP server port: 143
+IMAP server SSL port: 993
+POP server port: 110
+POP server SSL port: 995
+Use spell check server: yes
+Spell server URL: http://zimbra.pentalog.fr:7780/aspell.php

8) zimbra-mta: Enabled
+MTA Auth host: zimbra.pentalog.fr
+Enable Spamassassin: yes
+Enable Clam AV: yes
+Notification address for AV alerts: admin@zimbra.pentalog.fr

9) zimbra-snmp: Enabled
+Enable SNMP notifications: yes
+SNMP Trap hostname: zimbra.pentalog.fr
+Enable SMTP notifications: yes
+SMTP Source email address: admin@zimbra.pentalog.fr
+SMTP Destination email address: admin@zimbra.pentalog.fr

10) zimbra-logger: Enabled
11) zimbra-spell: Enabled

12) Enable default backup schedule: yes
c) Collapse menu
r) Start servers after configuration yes
s) Save config to file
q) Quit

Address unconfigured (**) items or correct ldap configuration (? - help)

No "a" for apply. What's to be done??

If needed, i can post the installation log.

[Klug]

Are your host file and IP address correctly setup ?
(DNS should not have changed).

[mannes]

yes, both of them are.

Here's something strange that i found in the installation log:

Preparing packages for installation...
zimbra-ldap-4.5.9_GA_1454.RHEL5-20071016194233
find: /opt/zimbra/lib/ext-common: No such file or directory
find: /opt/zimbra/lib/ext-common: No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/dspam-*': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/dspam/*': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/httpd-*': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/httpd/*': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/logger/mysql-*': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/logger/mysql/*': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/mysql-*': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/mysql/*': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/net-snmp-*': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/snmp/*': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/amavisd/sbin': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/tomcat/bin': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/postfix-script': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/post-install': No such file or directory

COMMAND: cat /opt/zimbra/.saveconfig/backup.save | xargs zmschedulebackup -R

ERROR: Invalid schedule: -a

Schedule regular backups

Usage: zmshedulebackup [-q|-s|-A|-R|-F|-D] [-t <target>] [-z] [schedule] [schedule...]
-q: query (default command) - prints existing schedule
-s: save schedule (format applicable for restoring)
-F: flush - remove current schedule (cancel all scheduled backups)
-A: append - adds specified backup to current schedule
-R: replace - replace current schedule with specified schedule
-D: Default - replace current schedule with DEFAULT schedule
-z: compress - compress email blobs with zip
-t: target - backup target location (default is /opt/zimbra/backup)
-a: account - account specific (default is all)


schedule: <i|f|d arg> <time specifier>
i: incremental backup (not needed in Auto-Grouped backup mode)
f: full backup
d <arg>: delete backups. <arg> is n{d|m|y}
time specifier: crontab style time specifier, QUOTED. See crontab(5)
Fields are:
minute 0-59
hour 0-23
day of month 1-31
month 1-12
day of week 0-7 (0 or 7 is Sun, or use names)

Default schedule in Standard backup mode is:
f 0 1 * * 6
i 0 1 * * 0-5
d 1m 0 0 * * *

Default schedule in Auto-Grouped backup mode is:
f 0 1 * * 0-6
d 1m 0 0 * * *


The specified directories exists and have the appropiate permissions. Haven't got a clue of what's happening.

Inside /etc/sudousers i have

#
# Disable "ssh hostname sudo <cmd>", because it will show the password in clear.
# You have to run "ssh -t hostname sudo <cmd>".
#
#Defaults requiretty

[mmorse]

I've seen this before if the installer can't verify the ldap_url, by attempting to bind. So I think either the ldap server, port, or password might not be configured correctly - or something else is on the ldap port.
As also exhibited by your:

Originally Posted by mannes

ldap startup failed with exit code 256
Setting defaults from ldap...ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure:getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost:389)

on this 2nd/new box:
ps aux | grep zimbra
ps auxww | grep zimbra
ps auxww | grep slapd
kill -9 pid# any remaining
lsof -i :389
netstat -a
Anything on it?

If you think it's the password - you can try:
zmldappasswd --root newpass
zmldappasswd newpass

[mannes]

Still no luck whatsoever. I'll give it a try with the OSS-NE procedure for a NE to a NE.

[mmorse]

That procedure is a little different.

You can use the disaster recovery changing server method etc: /docs/ne/latest/administration_guide/10_Backup_Restore.13.1.html

Feel free to open a support ticket and someone can give you a hand.

[mannes]

Ok, I managed to recover the backups from the old server and I used them to get the new box up and running. But I encountered a few problems:

- the COSs were not rebuilt
- none of the distribution lists was recreated
- none of the domain aliases was recreated

Is this normal?? What's to be done to get them back??