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Better use install_fallback when importing a Mnesia backup file.

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@ -3511,11 +3511,13 @@ they are automatically renamed to <TT>"*-old.log"</TT>. See section <A HREF="#lo
Store internal Mnesia database to a binary backup file.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B><TT>restore ejabberd.backup</TT></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Restore immediately from a binary backup file the internal Mnesia database.
This will consume quite some memory for big servers.
This will consume a lot of memory if you have a large database,
so better use <TT>install_fallback</TT>.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B><TT>install_fallback ejabberd.backup</TT></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
The binary backup file is installed as fallback:
it will be used to restore the database at the next ejabberd start.
Similar to <TT>restore</TT>, but requires less memory.
This means that, after running this command, you have to restart ejabberd.
This command requires less memory than <TT>restore</TT>.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B><TT>dump ejabberd.dump</TT></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Dump internal Mnesia database to a text file dump.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B><TT>load ejabberd.dump</TT></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
@ -3698,8 +3700,17 @@ mv /var/lib/ejabberd/*.* /var/lib/ejabberd/oldfiles/
<PRE CLASS="verbatim">ejabberdctl start
</PRE></LI><LI CLASS="li-enumerate">Convert the backup to new node name:
<PRE CLASS="verbatim">ejabberdctl mnesia_change_nodename $OLDNODE $NEWNODE $OLDFILE $NEWFILE
</PRE></LI><LI CLASS="li-enumerate">Import the new backup:
<PRE CLASS="verbatim">ejabberdctl restore $NEWFILE
</PRE></LI><LI CLASS="li-enumerate">Install the backup file as a fallback:
<PRE CLASS="verbatim">ejabberdctl install_fallback $NEWFILE
</PRE></LI><LI CLASS="li-enumerate">Stop ejabberd:
<PRE CLASS="verbatim">ejabberdctl stop
</PRE>You may see an error message in the log files, it&#X2019;s normal, so don&#X2019;t worry:
<PRE CLASS="verbatim">Mnesia(ejabberd@newmachine):
** ERROR ** (ignoring core)
** FATAL ** A fallback is installed and Mnesia must be restarted.
Forcing shutdown after mnesia_down from ejabberd@newmachine...
</PRE></LI><LI CLASS="li-enumerate">Now you can finally start ejabberd:
<PRE CLASS="verbatim">ejabberdctl start
</PRE></LI><LI CLASS="li-enumerate">Check that the information of the old database is available: accounts, rosters...
After you finish, remember to delete the temporary backup files from public directories.
</LI></OL><P> <A NAME="secure"></A> </P><!--TOC chapter Securing <TT>ejabberd</TT>-->

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@ -4476,11 +4476,13 @@ The most interesting ones are:
Store internal Mnesia database to a binary backup file.
\titem {restore ejabberd.backup}
Restore immediately from a binary backup file the internal Mnesia database.
This will consume quite some memory for big servers.
This will consume a lot of memory if you have a large database,
so better use \term{install\_fallback}.
\titem {install\_fallback ejabberd.backup}
The binary backup file is installed as fallback:
it will be used to restore the database at the next ejabberd start.
Similar to \term{restore}, but requires less memory.
This means that, after running this command, you have to restart ejabberd.
This command requires less memory than \term{restore}.
\titem {dump ejabberd.dump}
Dump internal Mnesia database to a text file dump.
\titem {load ejabberd.dump}
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ejabberdctl mnesia_change_nodename $OLDNODE $NEWNODE $OLDFILE $NEWFILE
\end{verbatim}
\item Import the new backup:
\item Install the backup file as a fallback:
\begin{verbatim}
ejabberdctl restore $NEWFILE
ejabberdctl install_fallback $NEWFILE
\end{verbatim}
\item Stop ejabberd:
\begin{verbatim}
ejabberdctl stop
\end{verbatim}
You may see an error message in the log files, it's normal, so don't worry:
\begin{verbatim}
Mnesia(ejabberd@newmachine):
** ERROR ** (ignoring core)
** FATAL ** A fallback is installed and Mnesia must be restarted.
Forcing shutdown after mnesia_down from ejabberd@newmachine...
\end{verbatim}
\item Now you can finally start ejabberd:
\begin{verbatim}
ejabberdctl start
\end{verbatim}
\item Check that the information of the old database is available: accounts, rosters...