[NCSA-discuss] A database recovery question on Zope/Plone

[Liyun Yu]

Hi, Brad,

Thanks a lot. Instructions followed :-)

Best wishes,

Liyun

Brad Oaks wrote:
> I would recommend subscribing to this list and then asking over there
> -- lots of experience on that list:
> "Mailing list for North Carolina (Research Triangle area) Zope/Python
> User Group" <triangle-zpug at python.net>
>
> --bradoaks
>
> On 3/14/07, Liyun Yu <yu at radonc.unc.edu> wrote:
>> Interesting is that with Zope/Plone, I moved the database
>> to where it should be <incidents>/var/Data.fs but the web server
>> did not complain about it, did not report error of it, did not
>> translate the contents to the web site either. That is where
>> I got lost. The installation of Zope/Plone will just over write
>> what was there in their default path therefore the old database
>> file system will be erased by default. I did not know if there
>> is any option to let me "upgrade" from there.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Liyun
>>
>> Len Boyle wrote:
>> > Liyun Yu
>> > _
>> > I know nothing about zope, but I have found with some other 
>> software, you can start with a clean system. Copy the old database 
>> file in. Then install the new software. When the software is 
>> installed with the old database it picks it's existence and use's it, 
>> might even have to upgrade the existing data to a new format.
>> >
>> > len
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: ncsa-discussion-bounces at ncsysadmin.org 
>> [mailto:ncsa-discussion-bounces at ncsysadmin.org] On Behalf Of Liyun Yu
>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:09 PM
>> > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list; 
>> ncsa-discussion at ncsysadmin.org
>> > Subject: [NCSA-discuss] A database recovery question on Zope/Plone
>> >
>> > Dear All,
>> >
>> > We are trying to restore/recover the database file 
>> (/var/Data.fs)from an old zope/plone web server to a new one. 
>> However, after the new zope/plone installed, it won't recognize the 
>> old data at all  -  without any error message.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions on how to fix this issue?
>> > I am new to Zope.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Liyun Yu
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