Moving EventLog Analyzer Server Installation to Another Server
To move the Eventlog Analyzer's Indexes to another server for both MySQL and MS SQL databases
- Copy the indexes (<EventLog Analyzer Home>\server\default\indexes) folder from old machine to new server machine.
After installing in the new server,
- Go to Archive Settings page.
- Enable Change Raw Logs Indexing Location check box.
- Modify the Log Indexing Location to the new location and save.
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- Check whether the build you are running is the latest build. You can get this info from the 'About' link in the top right corner in the UI. If you are not running the latest build, please migrate from your existing build to latest build and then follow the below steps to move to another server box.
- After installing EventLog Analyzer in the new server, ensure that you re-configure the Syslog devices to direct the logs to the new server
- If you are migrating from 32 bit server to 64 bit server, please contact EventLog Analyzer support.
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The procedure to move Eventlog Analyzer installation to another server for MySQL and MSSQL databases are explained below:
Procedure to move Eventlog Analyzer installation to another server for MySQL database
Follow the steps given below to retain the same configuration, data on the new server.
Steps to move Eventlog Analyzer to a different server:
- Stop the Eventlog Analyzer server/service.
- Check the task manager for the processes 'java.exe', 'mysqld-nt.exe' and 'SysEvtCol.exe', kill the process if any of these process is running.
- Copy the following complete folders (including the files and sub-folders) to another drive or to a mapped network drive as a precautionery measure. This will help us to restore to the settings and data in-case of any issue with the new machine.
- The folder, 'MySQL' located under <Eventlog Analyzer Home>\ directory
- The folder, 'Archive' located uncer <Eventlog Analyzer Home>\ directory
- The folder, 'Indexes' located uncer <Eventlog Analyzer Home>\server\default directory
if MySQL password is set in the old server
- startDB.bat and configureODBC.vbs located under <Eventlog Analyzer Home>\bin directory.
- myodbc3.dll and myodbc3s.dll located under <Eventlog Analyzer Home>\lib directory.
- mysql-ds.xml located under <Eventlog Analyzer Home>\server\default\deploy directory.
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Please make sure that the Eventlog Analyzer installation in the previous is migrated to the latest vesion, before carrying out the change of server operation. Eventlog Analyzer versions should be same in both servers for seamless change over operation. |
- Download and install the latest build of Eventlog Analyzer from the following link:
http://manageengine.com/products/eventlog/download.html
- Once you install the application in the new machine, kindly make sure that you do not start the application or shutdown the Eventlog Analyzer if started.
- Rename the folder <Eventlog Analyzer Home>\MySQL as 'MySQLori'.
- Copy the MySQL folder (which is located under <Eventlog Analyzer Home>\) from the old machine to the new system in the same location.
- Copy the Archive folder (which is located under <Eventlog Analyzer Home>\) from the old machine to the new system in the same location.
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Please make sure that the Eventlog Analyzer is not running on both the system while performing this operation. |
- Restart the Eventlog Analyzer on the new machine and check whether the data and the configurations are intact.
Procedure to move EventLog Analyzer Server installation to another server for MSSQL database
- Stop Eventlog Analyzer server/service.
- Download and install the latest build of Eventlog Analyzer in the new server using the following link:
http://manageengine.com/products/eventlog/download.html
- Once you install the application in the new machine, kindly make sure that you do not start the application or shutdown the Eventlog Analyzer if started.
- Please configure the MSSQL server credentials of the earlier Eventlog Analyzer server installation as explained in the Configuring MSSQL Database topic.
- Start the Eventlog Analyzer server/service on the new machine and check whether the data and the configurations are intact.
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