How to migrate EventLog Analyzer Archivezip file from one location to another - Windows instance
Objective
This article provides a detailed step-by-step guide to migrate EventLog Analyzer archives to a new server or different drive in a Windows instance. User can migrate archivezip files to local path & remote path.
Prerequisites
- Ensure EventLog Analyzer is or near to latest version. Refer Upgrade to the latest version of EventLog Analyzer or EventLog Analyzer - Release note to know the version. Refer How to upgrade EventLog Analyzer to latest version to upgrade the instance.
- Access for EventLog Analyzer console as Admin
- Access for EventLog Analyzer server with admin access to move files
Service account permissions | Storage | |||
Local system account | Service user account | |||
Local drives | Should have sufficient read and write permissions. | Should have sufficient read and write permissions. | Sufficient disk space should be provided according to the archives size already present.Refer to the System requirements and Tuning Guide document for disk space.Exact disk space for the archives to be stored once migrated can be calculated only with the log flow. | |
Network drives | Local system account cannot be used. | 1. The network path should be accessible from the EventLog Analyzer machine using the service user account.2. Should have sufficient read and write permissions for that service user account.3. No interruption in connectivity to the network share. | ||
System requirements
Network latency | Network speed | Disk IOPS | |
Local drive | - | - | Refer to the System Requirements |
Remote storage | < 2ms | > 20Mbps | Refer to the System Requirements |
Note: The values mentioned above are approximate and can vary depending on the size and flow of the logs.
Steps to follow
1. Navigate to Settings >> Admin Settings > Archives > Settings and update the path in Archive Zip Location. Select More options and update the temp location
NOTE:
- If you have set the location as a Shared, ensure the connection is available from the EventLog Analyzer server to the destination location.
- It is highly recommended to set the temp file location as local path for active flat file(temp file creation).
- If you have set the location as a Shared, ensure the connection is available from the EventLog Analyzer server to the destination location.
- It is highly recommended to set the temp file location as local path for active flat file(temp file creation).
2. Manually copy the old archives from the old location to the new location.
3. Go to Settings > Admin Settings > Archives > More in the top right corner Update path.
4. Select the old archive location in the dropdown and enter the new location where the archives are moved. Choose Update Icon.
5. Once all the archive locations are updated, click on the Refresh icon in the top right corner to check the integrity or status of the archives.
Tips
- Do not delete any files/folders from the current EventLog Analyzer folder until the installation on the new location works perfectly.
- It is always recommended to set Temp file location as local path
- Archives cannot be migrated to S3 Bucket, however new archive files can be saved to S3 Bucket location. Refer How to save EventLog Analyzer archives in S3 bucket for the steps. Click here to reach support to know more about migrating existing archive files to S3 bucket.
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