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How To: Migrate / Copy current Edge server cache to a new Edge server

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Applies to

  • Global File Cache (GFC) 
  • GFC Version 4.9 and above
  • Windows Server File Server (Backend)
  • ONTAP (Backend)

Description

  • Migrate data from the current Edge server to a newly deployed Edge server.
  • IMPORTANT:

         - This procedure should only be attempted in environments with a Windows or ONTAP backend file server. 

         - This procedure is not officially supported by GFC Support and we can only offer best effort. 

          -GFC Support recommends to use the PrePopulation feature to populate your new cache drive.  


 

 

 

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