Challenge
Migrating Vembu BDR internal database(MongoDB) data files from one location to another location.
Cause
As Backup data size increases in the Vembu BDR server, the internal meta information storage space for MongoDB also will increase. In case the meta information storage location is not having enough space for write, then follow the below steps to migrate the data to some other location.
Solution
For Windows
Step 1 :
Stop the Vembu BDR and Mongo Services in services.msc
Step 2:
Open regedit (registry)
Step 3:
Go to MongoDB Service and change the Imagepath with new dbpath.
Step 4: (Most Important step)
Copy the old data folders and paste it in new location.
Step 5:
Start the Mongo and Vembu BDR Services.
For Linux
Step 1:
Stop the Vembu BDR and Mongo Services! You can stop the services using below cmd:
/etc/init.d/mongo stop
/etc/init.d/vembubdr stop
Then open the Mongo config file.
Step 2:
Open the config file using vi editor. Mongo config file can be found in /opt/config/mongodb.
Step 3:
In that file, find dbpath. Then, update the new location accordingly.
Step 4: (Most Important step)
Copy the old data folders and paste it in new location.
Step 5:
Start the Mongo and Vembu BDR Services
