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Hi Jeremy, re: > Another facility downstream from us will be changing their server (running > LDM 6.7) from sparc to intel (still Solaris). We want to ensure that they > don't miss any data from their downtime. Are they spinning up a new machine or reloading the OS on the existing one? I can't see how it would be the same machine since you say one is SPARC and the other is Intel. Given this, why not setup the new Intel machine to start ingesting data before the old SPARC one is decommissioned? > I assume they can't move their existing queue to the new architecture Correct. > and I don't see any compelling reason to do so. There isn't. > However, can they move their state files (the ones in the etc > directory)? I am not sure if the can or if this is needed. If the machine sending data to the downstream facility has an LDM queue that is large enough to hold all of the data that would be sent during the downstream machine's downtime, then all the downstream has to do is extend the data request to the period before its downtime. > Would moving the state files as well as ensuring -m and -o are set large > enough enable them to start retrieving data from where they left off? Again, I am not sure that you need to move/copy the state files from the old installation to the new one. Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ETD-909520 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed