Moving an Installation
To move an existing Model Manager server installation — for example between two server computers — follow these steps:
1
Obtain the locations of the data directories and backup directories of all managed Model Manager server databases for the current Model Manager server installation.
See Default Data Directories and Default Backup Directories for the locations of these directories for the default managed database added during installation. You can also find their locations in the System administration area of the Model Manager server web interface — see Managed Server Components for further details.
2
Stop the current installation of Model Manager server.
If installed as a Windows® service (default for Windows®), you can stop the Model Manager server service using the Stop Model Manager Server shortcut installed on the Start menu under COMSOL Launchers.
3
Move or copy the data directories and backup directories to their new locations.
4
Install Model Manager server on the new computer. Make sure to select Custom under Add a Model Manager server database in the Server step of the installation to avoid ending up with a new, empty, database.
The new installation can be a newer version of Model Manager server than the current installation.
5
Stop the newly installed Model Manager server.
6
In the Preference Directory of the new installation, delete the subfolder db. This removes the default server system settings automatically added during installation.
7
Copy the subfolder db from the preference directory of the old installation to the preference directory of the new installation, thereby transferring all server system settings between the installations.
8
Restart the newly installed Model Manager server and log in to its web interface using an administrator account configured for the old installation. Re-install the server if you do not remember the credentials for such an account — see Resetting the Default Administrator Password.
If installed as a Windows® service (default for Windows®), you can start the Model Manager server service using the Start Model Manager Server shortcut installed on the Start menu under COMSOL Launchers.
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At this point, any Model Manager server database will likely not be accessible since the Model Manager server is configured to use the locations of the old installation for the data directories and the backup directories. In the System administration area:
a
Click SQL Database Servers to open the Managed SQL Database Servers page. Click on a managed SQL database server to open its details page. You can ignore the expected warning message about a missing data directory. Click Edit and update the locations in the Data directory and Backup directory fields. Click Save and then Start.
b
Click Resources Directories to open the Managed Resources Directories page. Click on a managed resources directory to open its details page. Click Edit and update the locations in the Data directory and Backup directory fields. Click Save.
c
Click Search Index Servers to open the Managed Search Index Servers page. Click on a managed search index server to open its details page. You can ignore the expected warning message about a missing data directory. Click Edit and update the location in the Data directory field. Click Save and then Start.
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Click the COMSOL logo in the upper left corner and verify that you can now access the database.
Moving a Model Manager server database using a managed SQL database server between Windows® and Linux® by copying the data directory or backup directory is not supported due to incompatible storage formats.