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<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>Joel,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>If you have MRTG
already running on your production server and used the same directory
structure it is easy to move from one system to
another :</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>You can first copy your MRTG
cfg file(s) and check if they run without any problems.
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Leave the test box running
while checking.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=205272408-30102007>When MRTG runs happily on the new server</SPAN>
then stop the MRTG process copy the historic data to your production
server. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007></SPAN><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007></SPAN><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2>Each graph is build from the data in its
own *.log and *.old files. So if you copy these to your production server
you conserve all historic data from the test box. After the copy is complete you
can start the MRTG process again. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>After the first
run of MRTG the daily graph will show the historice data. The other graphs will
take more time to get updated, with the yearly graphs it can take a day. (If you
want to force all graphs to get updated then you can throw away the
*.png files. MRTG will rebuild them at the next time MRTG is
running)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>After you have
checked all graphs are doing fine you can remove them from the cfg files on the
test box.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>HTH,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>Jan.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=205272408-30102007><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=nl dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
mrtg-bounces@lists.oetiker.ch [mailto:mrtg-bounces@lists.oetiker.ch] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Joel Roberts<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 29, 2007 5:21
PM<BR><B>To:</B> mrtg@lists.oetiker.ch<BR><B>Subject:</B> [mrtg] Moving MRTG
to Another Server<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have two Debian Etch Linux
servers, one a test box the other a production server. I’ve got MRTG up and
running on the test box and I want to move it over to the production box.
Anyone know of a walkthrough for the process or done this themselves that
knows what files I need to transfer over so not to lose the last month’s worth
of data?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks in
advance,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Joel<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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