Migrating iCS 2.x from one machine to another

Question

Is it possible to migrate iPlanet Calendar Server(iCS) from one machine over
to another machine?
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Yes. It is possible to migrate an existing iCS server that is part of an
existing network over to another machine. However, you will need to carefully
follow the steps below to ensure that no data is lost during the migration
procedure.<BR>
<P>
<OL>
<LI>Perform a complete backup of the server and the database. For details on
how to perform the backup, see the iPlanet Calendar Server: Administrator's
Guide at<BR>
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http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/calendar/ics21/ag/calagadm.htm#1062608.
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<LI>Create a .tar
file using the following command:<BR>
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# tar cvpf icsbackup.tar /var/opt/SUNWicsrv/csdb/*.db \
/opt/SUNWicsrv/cal/bin/counter/* \
/opt/SUNWicsrv/cal/bin/sessions/*
<BR>
<P>
<UL>
<LI>This command will exclude the log files and the .share
files.
<LI>For Windows NT, you would use a ZIP utility instead of the
tar utility.
</UL>
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<LI>Send the .tar file
to the new machine via FTP.
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<LI>Untar (or unzip) the file on the new machine.
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<LI>Do the following two things with the csdb
and the sessions
directories:<BR>
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<UL>
<LI>(From the command line) rm *.share
<LI>Do not modify the existing log files.
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<LI>Make sure that all files, with the exception of csstartd
, are owned by the same user and group,
which will usually be icsuser
and icsgroup
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<LI>Make sure the program csstartd
is owned by root.<BR>
<P>
<B>Note:</B> All file permissions must be maintained (not changed) during
the copying and moving of files.
<P>
<LI>In the /opt/SUNWicsrv/cal/bin
directory, run the following command:
<BR>
<P>
<UL>
csdb recover
</UL>
<P>
<LI>In the same directory, run the following command:<BR>
<P>
<UL>
./start-cal
</UL>
</OL>

Answer 1

You'll need to re=enter passwords
if you move over you Keychain data you won't even need to do that.