Backup/Restore from CentOS 4 into Centos 5

[pluk]

Is it possible to backup and restore using "Admin Backup/Transfer" from a CentOS 4 into CentOs 5?

What worries me is the mail. The new installations uses Dovecot (probably better) so will that interfer?

To do so, should I set new CentOS 5 server on a seperate IP, restore and then Change the IP? Or better of changing old box into a temporary IP and port them to new box with current IP?

 

[nobaloney]

Is it possible to backup and restore using "Admin Backup/Transfer" from a CentOS 4 into CentOs 5?

Should work fine; it does for us.

What worries me is the mail. The new installations uses Dovecot (probably better) so will that interfer?

No. The restore will do the switch to Dovecot automatically.

To do so, should I set new CentOS 5 server on a seperate IP, restore and then Change the IP? Or better of changing old box into a temporary IP and port them to new box with current IP?

Either way works. The way I'd do it is restore the backup on the new machine with a new IP#.

Then when you're done switch the nameservers at your registrar, to the new IP#.

Jeff

 

[pluk]

Wow this is so cool! Thanks!