Migration of Crystal Reports Server XI to new network server

Question

We are running CR Server XI on an older network server that is becoming unstable.   We would like to migrate CR Server and all its reports to a newer network server.
Given that there are around 200 reports published and being run from its current location, is there any way to easily move the program and reports?    Any easy way to mass-change the ODBC database server info which is present in all these reports?

Answer 1

I wrote this a couple years ago and you may want to open a message with the deployment team to verify or get updated steps.
But this used to work fine when the version/patchwere the same in source/destination and was much faster then the import wizard.
you can migrate the CMS database from the CCM by selecting the copy from data source.
**CMS Source**
1) Prior to copying the CMS database it's easiest to simply disable auditing on the source CMS database to avoid errors on the destination.
**CMS Destination**
2) Create a CMS database or instance for the destination
3) Stop the CMS and all other services (page,cache,etc)
4) Double click on the CMS
5) Select the configuration tab
6) Choose copy from datasource
7) Click specify on the CMS Data source
8) Select source CMS database (make sure middle ware i.e. ODBC connection is installed)
9) Select destination CMS database
**CMS Source**
10) Stop CMS and all other services (page,cache,etc)
**CMS Destination**
11) Start the CMS
12) Login to CMC select servers, delete all servers associated with the source CMS if they exist
13) Stop CMS on the destination server
14) Double click CMS on the destination server
15) Select the configuration tab
16) Select the change CMS cluster name to (and choose your server or cluster)
17) Run regedit
18) Go to HKEYLocalMachine\Software\Businessobjects\suite 11.5\Enterprise\CMSClustermembers
19) Ensure that only the proper members are defined (i.e. your computer name only or your cluster members only). Remove anything that was added from the source system
**CMS Source**
20) Restart the CMS and all other services (page,cache,etc)
21) Login to CMC select servers, delete all servers associated with the destination CMS if they exist
22) Go to HKEYLocalMachine\Software\Businessobjects\suite 11.5\Enterprise\CMSClustermembers
23) Ensure that only the proper members are defined (i.e. your computer name only or your cluster members only). Remove anything that was added from the destination system
**CMS Destination**
24) Delete any directories in the businessobjects\businessobjects 115\filestore
25) Copy your FRS from the source businessobjects\businessobjects 115\filestore to businessobjects\businessobjects 115\filestore on the destination
26) Restart CMS - Done
NOTE: If XI replace 115 with 11. IF CE10 replace business objects with crystal enterprise and 115 with 10
Regards,
Tim