Migration - Linux to Windows manual

1. Migrate from a UNIX (Linux) server to a Windows server

If you want to migrate your current Office 4 UNIX (Linux) program to a Windows server, here are the steps:

You do not have to purchase another license because of the migration and may continue using the original license.

The migrating data should contain System Settng Information (Registration Key Information), therefore, you do not have to reset the Registration Key.

  1. Prepare for migration

    Please check in which directory the original Cybozu Office 4 is installed.

    • Go to System Setting > Environment Variables.
    • Note the value of Dir.

    Reference: Environment Variable.

  2. Data Backup

    Please save backup files. Cybozu cannot be responsible for loss of data.

    The value of Dir, which you confirmed in the step above, is the directory that contains the original Cybozu Office 4. Please save backup files of the following:

    • Files under data directory
    • Files under file directory

    For details, please refer to this page.

  3. Download a new Cybozu Office 4 to the new Server

    Download a new copy of Cybozu Office 4 Windows version to your UNIX box.

    Reference: Office 4 Download center

  4. Install a new Cybozu Office 4 to the Windows server

    Windows Installation manual the new Cybozu Office 4 on the UNIX server. Take note of the directory in which you install your Cybozu Office 4.

    • For example: C:\Inetpub\scripts\cb4
  5. Migrate the original data to the Windows server

    You should copy data files from the UNIX server to the Windows Server. If you transfer them by FTP, please make sure to set it to binary mode.

    Transfer the following files from the UNIX server to the Windows server. The access permission may be changed in the transfer process. Please make sure that all the data files are accessible by the Web administrator.

    • Files under data directory
    • Files under file directory

    For example:

    • Directory in the UNIX server : /home/httpd/cgi-bin/cb4
    • Directory in the Windows server : c:\InetPub\scripts\cb4

    Transfer the files from the UNIX server to the Windows server.

    • /var/www/cgi-bin/cb4/data to C:\Inetpub\scripts\cb4 and
    • /var/www/cgi-bin/cb4/file to C:\Inetpub\scripts\cb4
  6. Check migration

    Access the URL that was set before, and confirm if the new Cybozu Office 4 is working properly on the new Server and the original data migrated correctly.

    Before migrating, you may do a trial run of Cybozu Office 4 on your new Server. You may use two (2) copies of Cybozu Office 4 on the original Server and the new Server temporarily during the migration process, but after your trial, you must delete one of the 2 sets of data. You cannot merge, synchronize or integrate data stored in the Cybozu Office 4 programs.


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