Migrating DataGate to New Server

This applies if you are currently running a DataGate and have historical records and you wish to change servers.

The best approach to migrating the server is as follows:

• Keep old DataGate running until noted in the steps below, to minimize down time.
• Download full install version of DataGate, as well as latest DataGate exe file from our downloads page.
• Run setup program to install DataGate, then overwrite exe file with latest version.
• Copy the c:\program files\datagate\datagate.ini file from old server to new.
• Run DataGate on the new server then enter user information and request a license. Wait for an email stating that the license has been updated - this is currently done manually at our end, so there will be some delay. Once email is received, request license again, and check you get a Got license OK response. Close the license screen and then quickly quit the new DataGate application to prevent it receiving data while old server is still running.
• Make note of the old data and log folders used by the old DataGate. These are listed on the View/Options/Data Storage menu. Create these folders on the new machine.
• The following steps are time critical if you want to minimize down time.
• Close old DataGate.
• Copy all files from the data and log folders on the old server to the new server. You can overwrite any log files existing on the new server, which would have been generated during the initial licensing process.
• If you are using a separate database you may or may not need to move this to the new machine. If it is running on another machine, ensure the new server can see it.
• Run new DataGate. Check that it loads files and database OK.