Restoring Alfresco Documents From Backup

[pitccorp01]

Hi,

My alfresco 3.4d server has crashed in VMware (VMware issue!). So I have rebuilt the Linux OS and wish to re-install the application and database. Is it possible to retrieve the documents, sites, and ldap configuration files once stored in Alfresco from a backup filesystem (/opt/alfresco/*), which I have access to? If so, what files do I need to restore to the new Alfresco build? Please advise.

Thanks,
Ant

[mrogers]

Please read the documentation on backup and restore and then ask specific questions.

[pitccorp01]

OK. I have read the upgrade document and the upgrade path document, and have built a linux server for alfresco 4.2. I have migrated the contentstore directory to the new server contentstore directory. Alfresco 4.2 started with no issues and I am able to login, but I am not able to see the previous sites created in alfresco 3.4. Can someone please help?

[mrogers]

What about the database?

[pitccorp01]

The database for alfresco 3.4.d is postgres 9.0, and the database for alfresco 4.2 is postgres 9.2. Simply restoring the contentstore directory from old server to new server does not recover the sites! what else is needed from a database perspective to recover the sites from alfresco 3.4.d?

[mrogers]

You also need the database.   You will typically have a database called "alfresco" that is needed on your new system.  So normally you would do an export from your old system with a utility like pg_dump and then an import to your new system.

If there are problems upgrading then I suggest you restore to the same version rather than trying a restore and upgrade together.