# Migrating to new chef server

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/migrating-to-new-chef-server/4902>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [January 16, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/migrating-to-new-chef-server/4902 "2014-01-16T19:02:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![JOHN\_HASTY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@JOHN\_HASTY](https://discourse.chef.io/u/JOHN_HASTY)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/migrating-to-new-chef-server/4902/1 "2014-01-16T19:02:56Z")

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I am in the process of moving from an old chef server to a new one. The old  
is at 10.16.2-1. I have installed 11.0.10-1 on the new one.

Is there any documentation on transferring the old data to the new server?  
Is there documentation on how to install 10.16.2-1?

JOHN A HASTY  
Managing Consultant - WebSphere Commerce  
IBM Software Services for Industry Solutions

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**Author:** ![Aimelyne\_Mochiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Aimelyne\_Mochiron](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Aimelyne_Mochiron)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/migrating-to-new-chef-server/4902/2 "2014-01-16T19:31:14Z")

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These should help:

> **[Turn it to 11: Upgrading From Chef 10 - Chef Blog | Chef](https://www.chef.io/blog/5106)**
>
> Editor’s Note: A previous version of this blog post recommended setting cookbook\\\_path to nil in the knife.

> **[Install the Chef Infra Server](https://docs.chef.io/server/install_server/)**
>
> There are three configuration scenarios for the Chef Infra Server:
> Standalone (everything on a single machine) High availability (machines configured for front-end and back-end, allowing for failover on the back-end and load-balancing on the...

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On 16 Jan 2014, at 21:02, JOHN HASTY [jahasty@us.ibm.com](mailto:jahasty@us.ibm.com) wrote:

> I am in the process of moving from an old chef server to a new one. The old is at 10.16.2-1. I have installed 11.0.10-1 on the new one.
> 
> Is there any documentation on transferring the old data to the new server? Is there documentation on how to install 10.16.2-1?
> 
> JOHN A HASTY  
> Managing Consultant - WebSphere Commerce  
> IBM Software Services for Industry Solutions  
> \<3E813683.jpg\> Phone: 1-512-804-9968 | Mobile: 1-512-579-9151  
> E-mail: [jahasty@us.ibm.com](mailto:jahasty@us.ibm.com)  
> Chat:\<3E483191.jpg\> [jahasty@gmail.com](mailto:jahasty@gmail.com)  
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> 11501 Burnet Rd  
> Austin, TX 78758-3400  
> United States

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**Author:** ![JOHN\_HASTY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@JOHN\_HASTY](https://discourse.chef.io/u/JOHN_HASTY)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/migrating-to-new-chef-server/4902/3 "2014-01-16T20:00:09Z")

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Thank you. That first one was what I needed.

JOHN A HASTY  
Managing Consultant - WebSphere Commerce  
IBM Software Services for Industry Solutions

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From: Aimelyne Mochiron [aimelynem@gmail.com](mailto:aimelynem@gmail.com)  
To: JOHN HASTY/Austin/IBM@IBMUS,  
Cc: [chef@lists.opscode.com](mailto:chef@lists.opscode.com)  
Date: 01/16/2014 01:31 PM  
Subject: [chef] Re: Migrating to new chef server

These should help:

> **[Turn it to 11: Upgrading From Chef 10 - Chef Blog](https://blog.chef.io/5106/)**
>
> Editor’s Note: A previous version of this blog post recommended setting cookbook\\\_path to nil in the knife.rb file. That line has been removed, as it causes an error in newer version of knife/chef-client. Either do not set the cookbook\\\_path or do...

[http://docs.opscode.com/install\_server.html](http://docs.opscode.com/install_server.html)

am

On 16 Jan 2014, at 21:02, JOHN HASTY [jahasty@us.ibm.com](mailto:jahasty@us.ibm.com) wrote:

```
  I am in the process of moving from an old chef server to a new one.
  The old is at 10.16.2-1. I have installed 11.0.10-1 on the new one.

  Is there any documentation on transferring the old data to the new
  server? Is there documentation on how to install 10.16.2-1?

  JOHN A HASTY
  Managing Consultant - WebSphere Commerce
  IBM Software Services for Industry Solutions

```

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Chat:\<3E483191.jpg\> [jahasty@gmail.com](mailto:jahasty@gmail.com) Austin, TX 78758-3400  
United States