
In a large deployment, this is the user name and password that you specified during installation. In a small deployment, the user name is filr and the password is the password that you specified during installation. Specify the user name and password of the MySQL database. This script utilizes mysqldump to provide an export of the database. This formats the disk that you attached in Step 4 to be used as the Filr database backup. Removed option on the MySQL appliance to store the secondary hard disk (/vastorage) on an NFS mount-point (v1.1): Prior to Filr 1.1, you had the option to store Hard Disk 2 ( /vastorage ) on an NFS mount-point. If the name of the database is anything other than filr, add the name of the database as a parameter when you run the file.įor example, if the name of the database is acme, use acme as the parameter: For more information, see Section A.0, Installing Novell Filr in Silent Mode. You can copy the mysqlbackup.zip file by using WinSCP or a similar program.Ĭhange to the directory where you unzipped the mysqlbackup.zip file. In a large deployment, attach a new hard disk on the MySQL database appliance that you are upgrading from.ĭownload the mysqlbackup.zip file from the Novell Customer Center (NCC).Ĭopy the mysqlbackup.zip file to the Filr appliance in a small deployment, or copy it to the MySQL appliance in a large deployment. In a small deployment, attach a new hard disk to the Filr appliance that you are upgrading from. (Conditional) If you are upgrading a large deployment, shut down the Filr, search index, and MySQL database appliances that you plan to upgrade from.
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(Conditional) If you are upgrading a small deployment, shut down the Filr appliance.įor information about how to shut down the Filr system, see Shutting Down and Restarting the Novell Appliance in the Novell Filr 1.1 Administration Guide.

You will need this information when copying the database to the new hard disk.Īt the appliance console where the database is running, run the following command to view the database size: Novell Filr is a solution that allows you to quickly and easily make some or all of the files that are stored on your existing file servers Windows (CIFS) or OES (NCP. If you aren’t familiar with Filr, let’s recap just briefly. Determine the size of your current Filr database. On OctoNovell released the next major version of its Filr solution.
