ADMINISTERING


Moving databases using the Administration Process
You can move one or more databases using the Administration Process (AdminP). This feature is not intended for moving mail files.

Before you begin


Procedure

1. From the Domino® Administrator, select the server that stores the databases you want to move.

2. Click the Files tab.

3. In the files pane, select one or more databases to move.

4. In the Tools pane, select Database -> Move. Or drag the selected database(s) to the Move tool.

5. Optional: If the current domain includes a cluster, click Show only cluster members to display only destination servers that are members of the cluster.

6. Select one or more destination servers. To select a server that does not appear in the list, click Other, click Add, then specify the hierarchical server name, and click OK.

7. Optional: Select a destination server, click File Names to choose a custom file path on the destination server for any database you are moving and then click OK. You can repeat this procedure for each destination server. If you don't choose this option, the database is stored on the destination server in the same location as on the source server.


8. Specify a Domino database datastore if you want to specify a new default storage type for the database you are moving.

9. Click OK. A dialog box shows the number of databases processed and indicates if any errors occurred. See the status bar for more information.

10. If the source server is not a cluster server, you must approve the deletion of each original source database after the Administration Process completes the Non Cluster Move Replica request, which creates a replica at the new location. To do this:


What to do next

Notify users that you have moved the database.

Moving databases by dragging them to a destination server

About this task

Rather than choosing Database -> Move, you can drag databases to a destination server. When you use this method, you must store all databases in one pre-existing folder on the destination server. This method also uses the Administration Process to automate moving the database. You can not use this method to move a database to another Domino domain.

Procedure

1. From the Domino Administrator, click the Files tab.

2. In the files pane, select one or more databases to move.

3. Press CTRL and drag the selected databases to a destination server in the server pane.

4. In the dialog box that appears, select Move database, select a folder on the destination server in which to store the database(s), then click OK.

Related concepts
Redirecting client references to databases
Access levels in the ACL

Related reference
Move a mail file from one server to another