Hi there,I have a new install of Plesk. I want to use the Migration & Transfer Manager to transfer an old Plesk to a new one.However, on the new. Checking Plesk Migration Manager Installation. Before you start migrating hosting data, it is recommended to check if migrations are possible. Conditions of migration.

CloudTech Can Help! (mt) Media Temple offers assisted site migrations via CloudTech, our premium services product. To learn more, please click. Getting started There are a few things you will need before you can migrate to your new VPS: • A domain name or IP address that resolves to your old server. • The root password for your old server. If you are migrating from another Media Temple VPS, see.

• A shared IP (as opposed to exclusive) available on your new server. See for details. • Your IP address should also be set to shared on old server. • You must have a new IP address on your new server. You cannot use the same IP(s) that you had previously.

Instructions Order the server Order your new VPS server from the. See for details. • The new server cannot have the same primary domain as your current VPS at the time it is ordered; this can be changed later if desired.

• Don't use a subdomain of a domain that is currently on your old server. We suggest using a temporary primary domain, such as new- example.com. • Once your migration is complete and the old server closed, you can rename the new server to whatever you want. Proplusww.msi 2007.

See this article for more information:. Lower your TTL Please so that your DNS change to the new server goes smoothly. Set up the new server Please follow the instructions in to configure the basic settings for your new server. You don't need to create a Subscription or Customer on the new server. Start New Migration 1. Log in to the Plesk Control Panel and select Tools & Settings.

Under the Tools & Resources section, click on Migration & Transfer Manager. Click Start New Migration. Fill in the details for your old server and enter your migration preferences. Then, click Next. • Data source: Transfer data from another server. • Source host name or IP address: This should be the IP address for your old server, or a domain that resolves to your old server. '22' is the standard port for SSH.

Use the default setting of 22 unless you have changed the listening port to something else. • Username: root • Password: The for your old server. • Temporary Files Location: Leave as default.

• Transfer the following data: You can transfer everything, or only selected data. This step may take a few minutes to complete while your new server checks your old server's settings.

The Transfer Pre-Check screen will let you know if there are any issues that need to be resolved before proceeding. In this example, several Apache modules need to be installed/enabled before proceeding.

• If you see the message IP address not found, please visit and set your IP address to Shared on this server. • In the example graphic above, Plesk recommends that mpm_prefork be enabled. Apache uses many different types of modules to extend its functionality, and Multi Processing Modules (MPM) impact the way that Apache handles jobs. Changing your MPM may produce incompatibilities across sites and must be given special consideration. You will be returned to the migration list, and you should see a progress bar for the migration status. You can click Refresh to refresh the page.

It's fine to navigate away from this page and log out of Plesk while the migration is running. In a few minutes or a few hours, depending on how much data needs to be transferred, your migration will finish, and you will see the final status of the migration in the Progress section. It's normal for a migration to show Completed with warnings. Usually, these errors reflect simple checks on lesser-used system services or resources that are issued out of an abundance of caution.