Date:  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:00:22 -0500
From:  Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet <cobaltfacts (at mark) virtbiz.com>
Subject:  [coba-e:05878] Re: Moving a live bq server
To:  coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
Message-Id:  <44A00496.60702 (at mark) virtbiz.com>
In-Reply-To:  <08b701c69922$2217ca00$0300a8c0@newbrains>
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Leigh Blackwell wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I have the unfortunate task of having to physically move a live BQ FC1
> server to a different location and on top of that to a new IP address. It's
> used as a primary nameserver so I have to change all the records as well as
> the virtual hosting accounts fortunately only one IP was used for vhosting.
> 
> Has anyone one done this successfully using some scripts.. hoping for some
> tips and I thought this is the place to ask first? 
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Leigh
> 
> 

As a suggestion, you may want to consider using this as an opportunity 
to build a 2nd box, perhaps with a more recent OS (ie: CentOS?).   Then 
you could set the 2nd box up in the new facility and CMU the sites, 
having the IP's automatically changed then.

That will also help to avoid downtime.

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Chris Gebhardt
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