BuildMaster: Moving from one server to another

[sbolisetty_3792]

Hi

I am moving BM from Express to Enterprise Version. The documentation suggests all we need to do is Backup and Restore. But that doesn't seem to be the case. I am able to restore the application but can't make builds as the first think I noticed is the servers and the configurations are not carried over.

What is the best way to ensure this migration happens? This also raises a questions of what are all the things we need to backup from the server for disaster recovery. Thanks.

-Sri

[atripp]

Hi Sri,

At first, you can just replace the license key (Admin > License Key) to change the edition of the software (From Express to Enterprise). There's no need to migrate from one server to another.

However, if you want to migrate from one server to another for a different reason, then there are two general approaches:

• application-by-application (this involves using the import/export feature), and is ideal for when you only want to migrate limited, application-specific data
• full migration of all data, using the back-up / restore instructions

The Backing Up BuildMaster instructions detail this, but basically you just need to have three things:

• BuildMaster Database; a SQL Server database that contains all of BuildMaster's configuration data
• Encryption key; to encrypt/decrypt sensitive data in the database (like credentials); this is stored in the shared configuration file
• Artifact Library Files; the path on disk (defined in Artifacts.BasePath setting) that contains all the files for artifacts you created within BuildMaster

Hope that helps,
Alana

[sbolisetty_3792]

@atripp this is great. Thanks.

-Sri