Move Clarity app to new app server

[VirginiaD]

What is best practice to move an existing Clarity Installation to new application servers?   In this scenario the database is not moving and resides on a separate server

[Nika Hadzhikidi]

Hi Virginia

 

To migrate a Clarity server only:

 

1. stop and remove the services
2. zip all Clarity files (the entire directory)
3. Usually we recommend excluding the files contained by /logs. We don't need logs from another server and they may be bulky. If they are not that big you may leave them just keep in mind they are old

Remove all customizations as well.

4. Once the directory is zipped, move it across to the other server, unzip it.
5. Go to /config - open the properties.xml
6. Correct the installDir, java_home, tomcat dir, the entry URL, the ports
7. Now add and deploy and start the services
8. Connect to NSA, make sure everything looks good
9. If additional corrections are needed, apply them and restart again
10. Now your server is successfully migrated.

 

Hope this helps -Nika

[Deactivated User]

What is the difference between just copying the Clarity folder and admin backup?

[Nika Hadzhikidi]

Hi Martti

 

 

The admin backup command copies the CA Clarity PPM installation directory into a backup directory

 

This will not ZIP the files just create another folder with the Clarity files (in package.jar and other jars) with a possibility to restore it to previous state. It's designed to provide an automated backup option for files before upgrade on Production servers. So say you have an issue you could quickly revert.

 

I recommend zipping and moving the Clarity files because 1. admin backup was not exactly designed for moving files between servers, and 2. zipping prevents the binary files from corruption on copying from server to server. (as opposed to just moving entire folder copy) 

 

I hope this helps -Nika

[Deactivated User]

Thanks Nika