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  1. Force a backup.
  2. Copy the backup to new server.
  3. Create a hostfile entry for DNS resolution.
  4. Install FileFly tools as a restore.

You can migrate Migrate a FileFly tools server by doing performing a fresh install of FileFly tools and restoring from a recent backup file. The first thing to do is to locate the backup and take a fresh one. As a best practice these backup files should be backed up or written to swarm regularly if there are regular changes to the FileFly environment.

  1. To get to the backup section of the FileFly server, open the Settings (gear icon) at the far right:
  2. In the Settings, scroll to the Configuration Backup section. Note Record the path where backups will be are saved, as well as the option to Force Backup Now:
  3. The backup includes config DrTool files, log dumps, and other configuration information, so it may be quite large if you are migrating a lot of data. If needed, configure the backup options to write to a different location.
  4. After forcing a backup my the new backup will appear appears in the window once it is complete.
  5. In File Explorer, browse to the backup folder and locate the new backup:
  6. Copy the file to the Destination server, as you will be are prompted for it on install.
  7. Next is configuration of the destination server and installation of the FileFly tools on it. First, edit the hostfile so that the FileFly tools server can be installed.
    A quick way to do this is to right-click PowerShell and open as an administrator then navigate to C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
  8. Edit it in a text editor to point name resolution for the FileFly server to the localhost, in this case, filefly.ecorp.com:
  9. Once that change is saved, install of FileFly Tools.
  10. Click next past the first two screens until you get to this one: 
  11. Choosing Restore from Backup will prompt prompts you to upload the backup file:
  12. In the background then is an extraction and check of the files and DNS names.
  13. If all of this passes the installer will continue continues and completecompletes.

  14. From the new machine, open the Admin Portal and Retire the older server, if it is standalone.
  15. Update the DNS record to reflect the changes, and remove the hostfile entry.

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