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Sophos Enterprise 5.2 migration

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Hello,

We have:

Server1: (windows 2003) Database service (5.2)

Server2: (windows 2003) Sophos management server (5.2)

we want to migrate the Server 2 installation (w2k3) to a new server (Server3: W2K8), en i will keep the Server 1 installation.

I read the article "http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/28276.aspx" but the first note tells me:

  • These instructions apply only to installations that used the default settings. In particular, it does not apply to installations where the database and/or the management service are located on a different server to the console.  For further information on installing or upgrading a management server with a remote database see article 33980.

The article 33980 isn't in my opinion not the right one.

can anybody tell me how to migrate the Windows 2003 (Server 2) installation to Windows 2008 (server 3) ?

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    1. Just make a fresh install (without the database component) and point the installer to the existing database. Make sure you have all the required credentials (e.g. database user) available. You'd then have to reprotect your clients from the new server 

    but all the Policies and Setttings will be lost, right? What could be done in this option to keep them?

    2. Export (backup) everything except the database, import on the new server as specified in the migration guide, then install (again w/o the database component

    Exported. Installed Server & Console Components and pointed it to the DB. Imported using DataBackupRestore. Right?

    Please point wherever I'm wrong. :catsad: 

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    1. Just make a fresh install (without the database component) and point the installer to the existing database. Make sure you have all the required credentials (e.g. database user) available. You'd then have to reprotect your clients from the new server 

    but all the Policies and Setttings will be lost, right? What could be done in this option to keep them?

    2. Export (backup) everything except the database, import on the new server as specified in the migration guide, then install (again w/o the database component

    Exported. Installed Server & Console Components and pointed it to the DB. Imported using DataBackupRestore. Right?

    Please point wherever I'm wrong. :catsad: 

    :56115
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