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== Migration From Etch ==
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See [[CommunityMigration]].
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=== Services to migrate ===
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* RT
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* Trac
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* http
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* Exim
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* ClamAV
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* mrtg
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* darcs
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* ghc
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* mailman
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* nagios
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* planet
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=== User data to be transfered ===
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* User accounts and home directories
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* Project groups in /etc/group
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* Darcs repos from /srv/projects
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* Project data from /srv/code
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* Trac projects
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* Mailman lists
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* Planet Haskell
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* Physical mailboxes (igloo and malcolm)
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=== Domains to be transferred ===
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* community
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* code
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* rt
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* planet
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* trac
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* projects
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=== Migration plan - preparatory stage ===
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# Formulate plan on how to communicate with users during the migration process; begin gathering required contact info if necessary
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# Give preliminary notice to users and ask for feedback
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# Configure domain name etch.haskell.org (will later become read-only copy and left active for a while as a backup)
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# Set up an IRC channel for admins to coordinate during the migration process
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# Change TTL on all domains to be short
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# Provision the new server
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# Install and perform basic configuration of all services
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# Test all installed services
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# Write scripts to copy user accounts and home directories, and to verify
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# Write scripts to copy project groups in /etc/group, and to verify
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# Write scripts to copy darcs repos from /srv/projects, and to verify
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# Write scripts to copy project data from /srv/code, and to verify
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# Write scripts to copy trac projects, and to verify
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# Write scripts to copy mailman lists, and to verify
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# Write scripts to copy Planet Haskell, and to verify
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# Write a script to make all user data and projects read-only, and to verify.
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# Write a script to *undo* making things read-only, in case of emergency.
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# Test all scripts thoroughly
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# Fix a date for migration and give advance notice and instructions to users.
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# Transfer RT database and verify (as a dry run, go through the entire migration process just for RT)
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# Move the rt domain
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# After TTL, verify that RT is working on the new server
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=== Migration plan - D-Day ===
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# Notify users.
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# Make all user data and projects read-only. Verify.
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# Run scripts to copy user accounts and home directories. Verify.
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# Run scripts to copy darcs repos, project data, and Trac project. Verify.
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# Move the domain CNAME for community, trac, projects, and code.
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# After TTL, verify remotely that the domains moved and that services are working.
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# Notify users of current status.
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# Run the scripts to copy mailman lists. Verify.
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# Tell Ian and Malcolm to check their mail.
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# Move the domain MX records.
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# Run the scripts to copy Planet Haskell. Verify.
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# Move the planet domain.
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# After TTL, verify remotely that '''all''' domains are moved and that '''all''' services are working.
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# Notify users and community.
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=== Post-migration tasks ===
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# Monitor and tune settings of PostgreSQL for resource usage on the new server
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# Monitor and tune settings of Apache for resource usage on the new server
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Current revision

See CommunityMigration.