Ajcody-Going-From-A-Single-ZCS-Server-To-Multi-Server-Configuration
Going From A Single ZCS Server To A Multi-Server Configuration
Actual Going From A Single ZCS Server To A Multi-Server Configuration Homepage
Please see: Ajcody-Going-From-A-Single-ZCS-Server-To-Multi-Server-Configuration
Related RFE's
- "RFE: Include in multi-server installation guide a how-to from single zcs to including new mailstore"
Proxy Component Option
Proxy component option:
- Install & Setup Proxy On Your Current ZCS Server
- Most likely you'll want this on your current production box. You'll rerun the zcs installer so you can add the zimbra-proxy and memcache components -- if you already don't have them installed that is. This command will let you know what you had installed and what was enabled/disabled.
zmprov gs `zmhostname` | grep -i service
- Proxy Section in the Admin Guide:
- Ref for http proxy option in the Admin Guide:
- Ref for installing from the Multi-Server Installation Guide:
- Other Proxy References:
- Most likely you'll want this on your current production box. You'll rerun the zcs installer so you can add the zimbra-proxy and memcache components -- if you already don't have them installed that is. This command will let you know what you had installed and what was enabled/disabled.
- Now Install The New Mailstore [ref: Install Guide]
- Packages would be: zimbra-store, zimbra-apache, zimbra-spell, and memcache [should be on mailstores when proxy is being used].
- Your current server most likely already is the 'logger host'.
- Ref for install:
- Packages would be: zimbra-store, zimbra-apache, zimbra-spell, and memcache [should be on mailstores when proxy is being used].
- Add one user to new mailstore, test access through proxy
- Use zmmailboxmove to move user's to new mailstore
- Ref for zmmailboxmove:
Non-Proxy Component Option
Non-proxy component option:
- Install new mailstore [ref: Install Guide]
- Packages would be: zimbra-store, zimbra-apache, zimbra-spell
- Your current server already is 'logger host'.
- Packages would be: zimbra-store, zimbra-apache, zimbra-spell
- You'll set this variable on both servers :
- To see current setting:
zmprov gs `zmhostname` zimbraMailReferMode
- To set option:
zmprov ms `zmhostname` zimbraMailReferMode wronghost
- To see current setting:
- Add one user to new mailstore, test access
- Use zmmailboxmove to move user's to new mailstore
- Ref for zmmailboxmove:
Other Options
Other options at your disposal are:
- Contact Professional Services for them to help with your deployment & changing in environment.
- If you have not already,look into our Training classes.
- Setup a test environment that allows you to note what issues that you might encounter and would allow support to address those specific questions prior to your attempted changes in production.