Presumably you've registered the IP address with CNRI, so you would need to get that updated.
G Mathias Hjelt wrote: > Whether we'll carry over the hostname to the new server or not depends > on what's most feasible, considering all dependencies. Still trying to > figure out what dependencies were facing. > > Can you or anyone confirm that a mere IP address change (i.e. hostname > remains the same but IP changes) does not affect handle configs, while a > change in hostname needs the Handle server to be reconfigured and a new > sitebundle needs to be sent to CNRI? > > thanks, > > -mathias > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Diggory [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13. maaliskuuta 2008 19:57 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Mathias Hjelt; dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] Moving DSpace & handle server to new server > > It really depends on if your changing the hostname/domain as well. > Are you going to carry the hostname along to the new server as a > virtualhost? > > -Mark > > On Mar 13, 2008, at 2:30 AM, Robin Taylor wrote: > >> Unfortunately I believe that moving to a new hostname/IP does >> require you to >> notify CNRI. Although when we did it they were very helpful and >> made the >> change exactly when requested. There are also some references in at >> least >> one of the files in the handle-server directory to the IP addess >> (config.dct). I suspect I just edited this manually. >> >> One other wee thing, do you need to move the source files ? They >> are not >> used by the running web application so you could just stick them >> somewhere >> else for reference eg CVS or SVN. >> >> Cheers, Robin. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Mathias >> Hjelt >> Sent: 13 March 2008 08:55 >> To: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [Dspace-tech] Moving DSpace & handle server to new server >> >> We're planning to move our DSpace production environment to a new >> server. >> (This may or may not involve upgrading from 1.4.2 to 1.5 at the >> same time, >> but that's a different story altogether.) >> >> As far as I can see, the easiest way to migrate DSpace from one >> server to >> another is simply copying the dspace source and install directories >> from the >> old server to matching locations on the new server, and populate >> Postgres on >> the new server with the contents of a pg_dump from the old server. >> Right? >> >> Now, my main concern is the Handle server, mainly because setting >> it up was >> a bit hairy (docs didn't really align well with the real-world >> process) and my personal installation notes are quite vague (stupid >> of me -- >> everything else is documented down to the last bit.) >> >> So, will the Handle server migrate just as easily as the rest of >> DSpace? >> What if the host name and/or IP address of the instance changes -- >> will I >> need to reconfigure the Handle server somehow, and/or send >> configuration >> updates to CNRI? (After two years of DSpace administration, I must >> admit I >> still have no clue about how the Handle server communicates with >> DSpace and >> CNRI... missing the big picture >> *and* the hairy details.) >> >> Any suggestions are welcome! >> >> best regards >> >> Mathias Hjelt >> DHANKEN >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> --- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. >> Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> DSpace-tech mailing list >> DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> --- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >> Defy all challenges. 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