Move between open source instances

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cscott
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Move between open source instances

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I've been using the open source version of Zimbra for over a decade, and I'd like to stand up a freshly installed instance of 8.7 on a new server. I've read quite a few pages about migrations, but its not clear to me what's possible. Is there a clean and reliable way to move users (mail, documents, calendar,etc.) to a brand new instance of open source Zimbra?

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cscott wrote:I've been using the open source version of Zimbra for over a decade, and I'd like to stand up a freshly installed instance of 8.7 on a new server. I've read quite a few pages about migrations, but its not clear to me what's possible. Is there a clean and reliable way to move users (mail, documents, calendar,etc.) to a brand new instance of open source Zimbra?
There are many choices all over the forums & wiki for moving to a new server including this suggestion, use the ZeXtras Migration Tool - it's quick, painless, it works and it's free. The only caveat is that you'll need to be on a minimum ZCS version and as you've not provided any deteils I'd suggest tyou check the ZeXtras site and documentation for the required information.
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Re: Move between open source instances

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I'd like to make some changes/updates to the Zimbra config. Root/parent FQDN, etc. Right now, accounts exist within FDQN X with aliases in FQDN. In this new instance, I'd like domain Y to be the root domain.

Is it possible to use that tool just to migrate user data without Zimbra's configuration?

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How many users and what size mailboxes (total) are we talking about in this move?
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Just 2 users (~1 GB mailbox size), and a handful of aliases and DLs.
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If all better methods fail imapsync is your friend

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