Re: 1.0.2 to 1.1.6 upgrade

Fabian Cenedese schrieb:
>> I'm sorry, I forgot to say that it's under Windows XP. When I entered in this work, they had already installed Mantis, but I don't remember the version. I've gone updating it with the time.
>> The hard disk of that server is failing ultimately, I want make backup of mantis database, for formatting it and install Windows 2003 Server, but when I try make backup, the server crashes with a blue screen (machine check exception). I can't loose this data ... 
>> I've thought in copying mantis dir of data dir of Mysql installation dir in my laptop (I have mysql installed too), but when I try make backup with mysqldump, it fails. I don't know if it's possible ... 
>> I'm sorry again for my bad english ;-) And thanks for replying Glenn!
> 
> Maybe your disk is really going bad and you may have more success by
> using a tool that can copy files without caring about bad sectors and
> such. Maybe you can also create an image of the whole disk and try
> to rescue the needed data from the image.
> And if the disk is really bad then formatting it doesn't help. You should
> buy a new one. Try to read the SMART status of the HD.
> 
> bye  Fabi

Hi,

unfortunately I'm not a SQL-geek, but maybe you can copy the
sql-data-dir directly (when nobody is logged in mantis) to your laptop
without a sql dump - just using the copy and paste function.

If this doesn't work, I also would say that another way is to make an
image of the machine and restore it on a complete new hard drive. Forget
the old one.

Third possibility (if you are familiar with sql) is to set up a
sql-slave server to synchronize the database on a second system and then
safely kick the first machine.

Good look,
Ivan

PS: Have you checked the RAM-memory of the machine?


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