[galaxy-dev] Using an unique database for tow differents versions of Galaxy

2012-09-21 Thread Chebbi Mohamed Amine
Hello Galaxy-team! I installed recently two differents versions of Galaxy and I would like to use the same database for the two instances without loosing data (histories, workflows etc..). Thank you in advance Amine ___ Please keep all repli

Re: [galaxy-dev] Using an unique database for tow differents versions of Galaxy

2012-09-21 Thread James Taylor
If the two different Galaxy instances are different *versions* of Galaxy, this is unlikely to work out well. -- jt On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Chebbi Mohamed Amine wrote: > Hello Galaxy-team! > > I installed recently two differents versions of Galaxy and I would like to > use the same dat

Re: [galaxy-dev] Using an unique database for tow differents versions of Galaxy

2012-09-21 Thread James Taylor
Definitely not. And please keep replies on the list. -- jt On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Chebbi Mohamed Amine wrote: > Yes the two instances are of two different versions. So if I understand well > there is no mean to do it like this ? > Thanks > > > 2012/9/21 James Taylor >> >> If the two

Re: [galaxy-dev] Using an unique database for tow differents versions of Galaxy

2012-09-21 Thread Promita Bose
Perhaps I missed it but why 'Definitely not' ? If storage is a limiting factor/constraint, then may be worth attempting ... ? Promita On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:13 PM, James Taylor wrote: > Definitely not. And please keep replies on the list. > > -- jt > > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Che

Re: [galaxy-dev] Using an unique database for tow differents versions of Galaxy

2012-09-21 Thread Dannon Baker
The main problem with different versions of galaxy is that the database schema that they expect (as applied by versioned migrations from the galaxy codebase) is different. So you could end up working with a database that has fields and keys you aren't expecting, which would be bad. -Dannon On

Re: [galaxy-dev] Using an unique database for tow differents versions of Galaxy

2012-09-21 Thread Scott McManus
Maybe a better question is why you would want two separate versions of galaxy running to begin with. There could be another way to solve your problem. -Scott - Original Message - > The main problem with different versions of galaxy is that the > database schema that they expect (as appli

Re: [galaxy-dev] Using an unique database for tow differents versions of Galaxy

2012-09-21 Thread Promita Bose
My 2 cents, assuming not already implemented. I would like to have two separate galaxy versions where each version has an independent set of tools . Promita On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Scott McManus wrote: > > Maybe a better question is why you would want two separate versions > of galaxy

Re: [galaxy-dev] Using an unique database for tow differents versions of Galaxy

2012-09-21 Thread Chebbi Mohamed Amine
So in this case how is it possible to migrate data form the old database to the new one. In fact i have two different versions of Galaxy installed in my machine and I don't want to loose data like histories that I creted in the old version one. Thanks for help Amine 2012/9/21 Dannon Baker > Th