Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Hosting Security and Technology : Moving servers (Panicing & not sure) Please help

[mostaman]

OK, thanks for entering (hope you can help)

The 2 servers are cpanel boxes, on the same network & router.

Reason for moving: upgrade + better partitioning on new server, so swapping HDDs is not a solution.

Box 1 (existing server) has its 20 IPs used by server's ns, sites and reseller's accounts.
Box 2 (new server) has 5 IPs.

I have no problems moving the accounts (files, DBs .. etc), it is the technical steps to avoid down time that I am not sure of.

desired result:

1- Box 2 will have exactly same settings as Box 1 including main IP & name servers, same IPs assigned to reseller accounts and sites
2- Minimun downtime if any.
3- Box 1 will be reset when everything is ok on Box 2.

Please treat me as a newbie (I am still one)

Thanks for trying to help

[VNPIXEL]

check this thread out:

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...hreadid=122077

[mostaman]

Thanks VNPIXEL,

my case is different cause both servers are on the same network & router

I was hoping there is a simpler way to use same IP set and name servers for all accounts including resellers (who use their own name servers)

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