Info about server migration

[alex.barza75]

Hello,
I need to migrate several accounts from a DirectAdmin server to another DirectAdmin server.
Is it possible to migrate a large number of accounts between 2 servers with a tool of DirectAdmin or via SSH? Or do i have to move each account using backup file?
Is there anyone that can tell me how to migrate a large number of user/reseller accounts between 2 DirectAdmin servers, please?
Thank you in advance.

Best regards,
Alex

 

[mr.applesauce]

Just use scp it works well.

scp -r root@oldserver:/path/to/backups /path/on/newserver

 

[alex.barza75]

Just use scp it works well.

scp -r root@oldserver:/path/to/backups /path/on/newserver

Hello,
Thank you for your help.
Do i have to launch this command via SSH on the old server or on the new server?
Could you make a step by step guide using some real data, please?

Thank you.

Alex

 

[floyd]

1. Suspend accounts so files do not change while backing up.
2. Create backups using admin backups
3. Transfer backups to new server.
4. Restore from backups.

 

[alex.barza75]

1. Create backups using admin backups
2. Transfer backups to new server.
3. Restore from backups.

Thank you Floyd.

 

[Reikor]

1. Create backups using admin backups
2. Transfer backups to new server.
3. Restore from backups.

thats it?

the backups restores emails account as well ?

 

[groefie]

thats it?

the backups restores emails account as well ?

Yes, they do.

 

[nobaloney]

Remember, however, that email is dynamic. You'll get the accounts, and the contents of the mailboxes at the time of the backup, but the contents will continue to change until you've changed the IP#s. So you may want to move suspended sites, or to allow some method for your users to pick up email from the old server after the migration.

Jeff

 

[jmtwl]

Yes, you should suspend sites while you're migrating them.