topic Re: migration problem in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/migration-problem/m-p/303108#M256238 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Can you confirm your approach?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>1. Alfresco 4.0d on a windows server</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2. Installed Alfresco 4.2e on new server</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>3. You copied the alf_data from the 4.0d server to the 4.2e server</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>4. You pointed Alfresco 4.2e to the 4.0d database instance</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If this is correct you are essentially attempting to share the database between 2 different versions of Alfresco which is not going to be a good thing.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Unless you plan to cluster the 2 servers (and upgrade the version on the windows server) you would need to create a new database for the new Alfresco 4.2e instance, copy the old alfresco database into the new one, then upgrade this instance.&nbsp; It sounds like the problem you are facing is Alfresco 4.0d on Windows is not trying to communicate with a 4.2e version of the database.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Colin.</SPAN><BR /></BODY></HTML> Mon, 18 Nov 2013 02:28:54 GMT colindstephenso 2013-11-18T02:28:54Z migration problem https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/migration-problem/m-p/303107#M256237 Hello everyone, i've faced a problem today at work. we have an alfresco 4.0d running on a windows server and the database that was connected with was on a second linux server. we set up a new seperate ubuntu server and install on it the bitnami-alfresco 4.2e. Based on the alfresco documentation for Fri, 01 Nov 2013 20:40:55 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/migration-problem/m-p/303107#M256237 trel0d0c 2013-11-01T20:40:55Z Re: migration problem https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/migration-problem/m-p/303108#M256238 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Can you confirm your approach?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>1. Alfresco 4.0d on a windows server</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2. Installed Alfresco 4.2e on new server</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>3. You copied the alf_data from the 4.0d server to the 4.2e server</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>4. You pointed Alfresco 4.2e to the 4.0d database instance</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If this is correct you are essentially attempting to share the database between 2 different versions of Alfresco which is not going to be a good thing.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Unless you plan to cluster the 2 servers (and upgrade the version on the windows server) you would need to create a new database for the new Alfresco 4.2e instance, copy the old alfresco database into the new one, then upgrade this instance.&nbsp; It sounds like the problem you are facing is Alfresco 4.0d on Windows is not trying to communicate with a 4.2e version of the database.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Colin.</SPAN><BR /></BODY></HTML> Mon, 18 Nov 2013 02:28:54 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/migration-problem/m-p/303108#M256238 colindstephenso 2013-11-18T02:28:54Z