Following the instructions on this page:
http://www.zextras.com/zextras-migration-tool-zimbra-to-zimbra.html
I exported form an old Zimbra server (v6.06) and attempted to import on 8.60. I used zxmig for the export, and the installed trial version of the ZeXtra suite for import.
First of all, I want to thank you for making this available. However, I did run into an issue when attempting to import. On each attempt I received the following:
This is an automated notification from ZxBackup about External Restore.
Operation External Restore failed.
Operation Id: 6ff83230-c9a9-4e45-80fd-1b0b0cd6e750
Operation Host: zimbra-hollis-15.oaktreepeak.com
Operation requested by: admin@oaktreepeak.com
ZeXtras Version: 1.10.3
ZeXtras commit: 208fdd4f3c8caa453af298c643dcf19ce42d5ca7
Zal Version: 1.5.2
Zal commit: 5fa7c70acf715a78c825bdac8babbe223627b40b
Zimbra version: 8.6.0_GA_1153 20141215151116 20141215-1518 FOSS
- exception -
com.zextras.lib.Error.UnableToWriteOnFolderError: Write permissions missing on backup directory: /opt/zimbra/backup/zextras
at com.zextras.op.backup.ZEExternalRestoreOperation.doOperation ( ZEExternalRestoreOperation.java:541 )
at com.zextras.op.ZEOperation.exec ( ZEOperation.java:726 )
at com.zextras.op.LegacyOperationProxy.exec ( LegacyOperationProxy.java:81 )
at com.zextras.op.StatefulOperationImpl.exec ( StatefulOperationImpl.java:70 )
at com.zextras.op.OperationStarterActivity.doActivity ( OperationStarterActivity.java:45 )
at com.zextras.lib.activities.ActivityThread.run ( ActivityThread.java:118 )
The reason for the error is that /opt/zimbra/backups/zextras was not created by the ZeXtras installation, and although I had changed the backup directory via the Web interface, that was the directory being accessed. I manually created the directory as the "zimbra" user and the import is progressing as I speak.
I am posting simply to bring your attention to this. As this is my first exposure to your products, small bugs such as this which prevent simple tasks from succeeding are a real turn off. It makes an admin wonder what kind of issues will surface if they are depending on the solution for critical functions.
Thank you again for making backup and import available.
rabinnh