Server Migration

Hello! We have Ignition verstion 7.9, and we are migrating to a new server 2022. Is there any documentation available, like how to move?
Thanks.

Install the right version of Ignition on Windows Server 2022, take a backup of the gateway from the existing machine, restore backup to the new machine's gateway. It should be that simple. Since this is 7.9 you will be required to install java as well iirc prior to the Ignition install.

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Thank you for your swift response. I've downloaded the existing version and restored the backup. Currently, it's running in trial mode. Once everything is confirmed to be working properly, I'll transfer the license. My question is, do I need to take any specific actions with the SQL database? Is there anything else I need to download

Did the old computer host Ignition and SQL Server or is SQL Server on another computer?

If SQL is on another computer and your new Server 2022 is on the same network, as long as credentials have not changed you should be ok. Though if SQL Server is using windows authentication the dba may have to add the new user.

If the old computer hosted ignition and sql, then you should install sql server, take a backup off the old computer and restore that on your new one as well.

Depending on how you do the SQL backup (for example if only backing up the database instance), you might have to re-create the user/login that Ignition uses to connect to the database. This is because the user/login SID won't be the same from one server to another even though the name and password are the same.

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