CommServe Hardware Refresh Overview

CommServe Hardware Refresh is the process of moving an existing CommServe database to new hardware.

The following documentation provides information on upgrading the hardware when both the old and new hardware have the same version of CommServe software. (If you want to upgrade the CommServe software as well as replace your old hardware, see CommServe® Upgrade with Hardware Refresh.)

Note

To perform a hardware refresh in a node, in a Commserve LiveSync setup, see Performing Hardware Refresh in the CSLiveSync Environment

When to Use It

CommServe Hardware Refresh can be used in many situations, including the following:

  • Upgrade the Operating System, to take advantage of the features in the latest Operating System.

  • Upgrade the Hardware, to provide more disk space and faster processors to optimize the CommServe performance.

How to Do It

This process involves the following steps:

  1. Preparing the New Hardware

    Set up and configure the new computer to be ready for migrating the CommServe database.

  2. Migrating the CommServe to the New Hardware

  3. Post Migration Operations

    Fine tune the new computer to match the settings from the old CommServe computer.

Performing CommServe Migration from Windows to Linux

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