First Deployment

OttoDeploy
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I have two servers (DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION).

On PRODUCTION I have a file that has been operational for some time that has external container data.

On DEVELOPMENT I have a new version that I have been working on for some time.

I now want to push the new version from DEVELOPMENT to PRODUCTION and migrate the data from the existing live application on the PRODUCTION server including the external Container files. Ideally close the existing Live database on the PRODUCTION server once all is migrated.

I’m guessing I will create a Build on the DEVELOPMENT server that will CLONE the new version, making it ready for migrated data. What I can’t work out is the migration of the data and the external Container files.

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Will this do the job:

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Hello,

When you are going from DEV to PROD, you don’t need to worry about external container data. The external container data will stay were it is on PROD.

On DEV your build will be clones, and will not need any of the external container data that is on DEV. Thats dev data and it isn’t needed.

When the data from your PROD databases is shoved into the clones from DEV, the external container data will automatically be connected to those new files. The connection data between the FileMaker Database and the external files, is data and is part of what get’s migrated into those empty clones.

I would start with just a simple deployment.

It’s going to look mostly like your “New Sentinal Deployment”. Except it will be “migrate” instead of Install/Replace.

It will do a just in time build for you which is fine for now. As you get more comfortable with the system, you can decide if splitting the build off to be done a head of time is worth it.

Let us know if that helps

Thanks

Todd

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Thanks Todd,

So I’ve changed the ‘New Sentinel Deployment’, removed the sub-deployment, changed the operation to ‘Migrate’ and specified the name of the existing Production file ‘Sentinel-Enfield’.

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So, that should do it. Right?

Colin

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I think it does, yes assuming you have the correctly renamed.

Todd

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Ran the deployment and it worked exactly as expected. Was great to watch it running.

Brilliant product. Thanks for providing it free. It’s appreciated.

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