Parallels H-Sphere - 3.6.3 Service manual

Parallels H-Sphere 3.6.3 Windows Server
Migration Guide

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Contents

Migrating Windows Server 3

This document describes migration of a Windows web hosting from Windows 2003 to

C H A P T E R 1

Migrating Windows Server

Windows 2008 64-bit or Windows 2008 R2.
Notes:
 This procedure doesn‟t move products such as Miva, Cold Fusion etc. In order to

use them on the new server, you need to install them manually before the
migration.

 You may lose AWStats and Webalizer statistics for the time of migration.
 SSL certificates are not migrated. They will need to be installed again.
 Apply the following KB before migration: http://kb.parallels.com/en/9015
 Dedicated IP addresses are not created automatically. They will need to be created

manually using netsh Windows utility.

Step 1: Install H-Sphere winbox software on the target box

The target box must have a fresh install of Windows 2008 Server as required in Winbox
Installation manual. Don‟t set up customer accounts or domains.

There are some special steps for Window 2008:
 Disable password complexity requirements policy on the target box (go to “Local

Security Policy” -> “Accounts Policies” -> “Password Policy” and set “Password
must meet complexity requirements” to “Disabled”).

 Install ASP.NET 1.1. For installation instructions refer to

http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2008/06/02/installing-asp-net-1-1-with-iis7-on-vista­and-windows-2008.aspx

Step 2: Change IP of the physical server in CP

Disable Signup on the source server for the time of migration to avoid data loss. In the
admin CP, select E.Manager -> P.Servers and click the name of the server. In the IP 1
field, enter the new IP of the server. In the Mask 1 field, enter the mask for this IP.

Step 3: Run PhysicalCreator on the CP box

In the admin CP, select P.Servers of the E.Manager -> Servers menu and click server
info for the Winbox in question. Check if server info shows on the page that appears. If
not, the CP server can‟t communicate with the Winbox. Make sure to fix this issue
before proceeding.

Run PhysicalCreator as the cpanel user:
java -Xms64M -Xmx512M psoft.hsphere.tools.PhysicalCreator -rg winweb -co -lid

LOGICAL_SERVER_ID 2>&1 | tee creator.log

Step 4: Move content using the rsync tool

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 On the target server:

Check your service processes to make sure that HSquotas is running. In the directory
<DISK>\Program files\hsphere\3rdparty\rsync on the target server, add the
following lines to the end of rsync.conf file:

[UNIQUE_SESSION_ID_STRING]

path = /cygdrive/c/hshome
read only = false
comment = content area
list = false

 On the source server:

In the <DISK>\Program files\hsphere\3rdparty\rsync directory, create file
rsynccontent.bat with the following content:

rem %1 = path to content to move
rem %2 = cygwin path to content to move
rem %3 = traget IP
rem %4 = target module name

rem FOR /F “usebackq delims=” %%i IN („dir /B/A:D %1„) DO rsync.exe -avpgoz
“/cygdrive/%2/%%i” %3::%4

rem The following line for moving content without compression
FOR /F “usebackq delims=” %%i IN („dir /B/A:D %1„) DO rsync.exe -av

“/cygdrive/%2/%%i” rsync://%3/%4
In the command prompt, launch content move from the source server to the target

server:
rsynccontent.bat <DISK_WITH_USER_HOMES_ON_SOURCE_SERVER>:\hshome

<DISK_LETTER>/hshome TARGET_WINBOX_IP UNIQUE_SESSION_ID_STRING >
rs.log

For example:
rsynccontent.bat e:\hshome e/hshome 192.0.34.166 asdfasdf-b041-4d62-8a9f-

qwerqwerqwer > rs.log

Step 5: Stop rsync on the target box

Remove lines, added at Move content using the rsync tool step from rsync.conf.

Step 6: Replace server

Move all IPs of the source box to the target one. Change server IP in CP back to old
one.

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