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Question Plesk Migrator

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kevindevincenzo

New Pleskian
Server operating system version
Windows Server 2012
Plesk version and microupdate number
18.0.56
Hello!.
I need to migrate my server with Windows SERVER 2012 with Plesk, to another new server and I wanted to use the PLESK MIGRATOR option which is supposed to perform the migration automatically.
My question is: Is it necessary to have 2 Plesk licenses (One on the old server and one on the new server) or does the license move after the migration with PLESK MIGRATOR?
Thank you so much.
 
It's not exactly "special" other then they'll give you a license that is only good for a specific time period for the same license type you have now that is specifically used for migration. This is the process I usually take when I'm migrating servers:

  1. I spin up a new server and install Plesk to the server.
  2. Go through the setup process on Plesk and choose to activate with a trial key.
    • This would allow me to start the process of figuring out what is needed for the migration to be successful while I wait for response from support.
  3. Find out what the current trail license key is.
    • Found in Tools & Settings > License Information. You'll want the Key number
  4. Open a ticket with the support team and I provide the following information:
    • Private and public IPs of the server you need a trial license for
    • Number of domains you need to migrate
    • Current trial license number if available
    • Approximate time you need for migration
  5. While waiting for a response, I start the process of installing whatever extensions I needed and go through the migrator to see what other requirements are there that would be a hard stop to get those resolved. Usually be the time you resolve any of the hard stoppers you would get a response back from support with your Migration Activation Code.
  6. Go back to the license information section and install the migration activation code.
  7. Do the migration.
  8. Make sure everything looks good then cut over the IP address(es) and DNS.
  9. Shut down the old server temporarily to make sure everything is still good.
    • I usually let this run for about a week to ensure everything is functioning and I don't need to copy anything off of the old server still.
  10. Then I fully decom the old server and add my original license from the old server to the new server.
    • If you do not know the activation code for your original license, you can get that from Plesk 360
Here's an example of what I've sent to support the last time I went through this:

Good evening, I'd like to request a temporary Plesk Web Pro license for a migration I'm doing. Here is the details:

1) Private and public IPs of the server you need a trial license for
<public IP address>, no private IPs
2) Number of domains you need to migrate
15 domains
3) Current trial license number if available
<Trail license>
4) Approximate time you need for migration
About 15 days

Thank you.
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If you provide support with those details then they would give you a migration activation within an hour with no questions asked.

Hope this helps!
 
scsa20 said:
No es exactamente "especial", salvo que te darán una licencia que solo es válida por un período de tiempo específico para el mismo tipo de licencia que tienes ahora y que se usa específicamente para la migración. Este es el proceso que suelo seguir cuando migro servidores:

  1. Pongo en marcha un nuevo servidor e instalo Plesk en el servidor.
  2. Realice el proceso de configuración en Plesk y elija activar con una clave de prueba.
    • Esto me permitiría iniciar el proceso de determinar qué se necesita para que la migración sea exitosa mientras espero la respuesta del soporte.
  3. Descubra cuál es la clave de licencia de sendero actual.
    • Se encuentra en Herramientas y configuración > Información de licencia. Necesitará el número de clave
  4. Abro un ticket con el equipo de soporte y te proporciono la siguiente información:
    • IP públicas y privadas del servidor para el que necesita una licencia de prueba
    • Número de dominios que necesitas migrar
    • Número de licencia de prueba actual, si está disponible
    • Tiempo aproximado que necesitas para la migración
  5. Mientras espero una respuesta, comienzo el proceso de instalación de las extensiones que necesito y reviso el migrador para ver qué otros requisitos existen que podrían ser difíciles de resolver. Por lo general, cuando resuelves cualquiera de los obstáculos, recibes una respuesta del soporte con tu código de activación de migración.
  6. Regrese a la sección de información de la licencia e instale el código de activación de la migración.
  7. Realizar la migración.
  8. Asegúrese de que todo se vea bien y luego corte las direcciones IP y el DNS.
  9. Apague temporalmente el servidor antiguo para asegurarse de que todo siga funcionando bien.
    • Generalmente dejo que esto se ejecute durante aproximadamente una semana para asegurarme de que todo esté funcionando y aún no necesito copiar nada del servidor anterior.
  10. Luego desmantelo por completo el servidor antiguo y agrego mi licencia original del servidor antiguo al servidor nuevo.
    • Si no conoce el código de activación de su licencia original, puede obtenerlo en Plesk 360
Aquí hay un ejemplo de lo que envié para brindar soporte la última vez que pasé por esto:



Si brinda asistencia con esos detalles, le brindarán una activación de migración dentro de una hora sin hacer preguntas.

¡Espero que esto ayude!
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Thank you very much for your explanation!
The last question I have for you, does this Plesk Migrator option migrate absolutely everything on the hosting? (Post Office - Websites - Database - etc etc)
Thank you!
 
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