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Migrating Server from One Machine to Another

Migrating server system configurations

Migrating server data

By duplicating the environment of a JReport Server, you can migrate the server to anther JReport Server on other computers. The migration procedure is divided into two parts: migrating server system configurations and migrating server data. This document explains the migration based on Windows. It also applies to other systems.

Migrating server system configurations

When two JReport Servers have the same license, same JReport and JDK versions, and different system databases, you can migrate the system configurations of the original JReport Server on computer A to the target JReport Server on computer B. The server system configurations that can be migrated include JVM class path, JVM heap size, other JVM options, patch, JDBC driver, customized classes (UDS, UDF, UDO, etc.), customized JSP, white label, configurations stored in files like server.properties, and so on.

To synchronize the server system configurations:

• If the following are the same on both JReport Servers: operating system and the installation directories of the server and JDK, copy all the .properties files and .ini files, JRServer.bat, setenv.bat, DBMaintain.bat, and datasource.xml from the bin folder of the original server's installation directory to the same location of the target server.
• Otherwise, copy the following files and folders from the installation directory of the original server to the same folder in the installation directory of the target server.
  • All the .properties files and .ini files, JRServer.bat, setenv.bat, DBMaintain.bat, and datasource.xml in <install_root>\bin if they are changed.
  • The history, font, style folders including their sub folders in the installation directory.
  • All the additional classes (like JDBC driver) and customized JSP files.
  • If you applied patches on the original server, you need to apply the same patches on the target server.

Migrating server data

Data resources such as catalogs, reports, users, schedule tasks, security and so on can be migrated from the original JReport Server on computer A to the target JReport Server on computer B, provided that the two servers use different databases. For example, when JReport Server on computer A uses MySQL database f, JReport Server on computer B cannot use database f unless the database is on different DB servers.

Take the following steps to migrate the server data between two computers:

1. Back up the data in the system, realm and profiling databases of the JReport Server on computer A.
2. Copy the files created in step 1 from computer A to computer B:
3. Restore the data to the JReport Server on computer B.
4. Start the JReport Server on computer B. The migration will be completed.

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