<xml>
<Object_Id> 245</Object_Id>
<Title> OpenView database copying (method)</Title>
<Node_Type> Production</Node_Type>
<Format> text</Format>
<Address> see abstract!</Address>
<Keywords> ovwdb</Keywords>
<Abstract> (Assuming both versions are the same.                          I don't know if 3.31-&gt;5.01 would work).
                          
                          (Moving from server1 (HP-UX B.10.20) to cooloola (SunOS 5.5) )
                          
                          (The actual procedure I used copied /var/opt/OV/share and then I 
                          created a merged /var/opt/OV/share.{cooloola,server1} from server1's
                          databses subdirectory and rest from cooloola. Below is what I should
                          have done the first time!)
                          
                          
                          server1# ovstop
                          cooloola# ovstop
                          server1# find /var/opt/OV/share/databases -print | cpio -ovcdm &gt; 
                          				/scratch1/tmp/380/server1.cpio
                          cooloola# cd /var/opt/OV/share
                          cooloola# mv databases databases.cooloola
                          cooloola# cpio -ivcdum &lt; /scratch1/tmp/380/server1.cpio
                          cooloola# vi /var/opt/OV/share/databases/ovwdb/ovserver
                          	change "server1" to "cooloola"
                          
                          	cross fingers, shake bones, close eyes, pray, etc
                          
                          cooloola# ovstart
                          
                          and for good measure :-
                          
                          server1# ovstart
                          
                          In the future when everything is determined to be running correctly
                          
                          cooloola# rm -rf /var/opt/OV/share/databases.cooloola
                          cooloola# rm -f /scratch1/tmp/380/server1.cpio
                          
                          
</Abstract>
<Date_Entry_Created> 22/01/98</Date_Entry_Created>
<Entry_Created_By> horton</Entry_Created_By>
<Date_Entry_Last_Modified> 22/01/98</Date_Entry_Last_Modified>
<Entry_Last_Modified_By>  &lt;A HREF ="mailto:horton@citr.com.au"&gt;mailto:horton@citr.com.au&lt;/A&gt;</Entry_Last_Modified_By>
<Asset_Qualification> useful / does the job</Asset_Qualification>
<Other_Opinions> </Other_Opinions>
<Contact_Person>  &lt;A HREF ="mailto:horton@citr.com.au"&gt;mailto:horton@citr.com.au&lt;/A&gt;</Contact_Person>
<IP_or_Copyright_Owner> CiTR</IP_or_Copyright_Owner>
<Support_re_Ownership> Done as support work for NEC project.</Support_re_Ownership>
<Date_Item_Created> 22/01/98</Date_Item_Created>
<Usage_Conditions> </Usage_Conditions>
<Support_re_Usage_Condns> </Support_re_Usage_Condns>
<Authors_and_Contributors> David Horton</Authors_and_Contributors>
<Projects_Used_In> NC380.6</Projects_Used_In>
<Obtained_From> </Obtained_From>
<Derived_From> </Derived_From>
<Related_Items> </Related_Items>
<Context_or_When_To_Use> Ensure backup steps are done. Existing databases on target are                          lost!
</Context_or_When_To_Use>
<Procedure_Number> NC380.6-3.1.1302</Procedure_Number>
<Authorisation_for_Use> </Authorisation_for_Use>
<Additional_Info> </Additional_Info>
</xml>
