same Server ID for original and test servers

[Vamsi Krishna Reddy]

We are planing to move confluence server to new machine with IP differ, we are testing the process and currently running confluence 3.4, we copied the data to new server and brought up, but I noticed that original server and test server have same Server IDs, does It cause Performance or License Issues or any other Issues, Please let me know.

one more Doubt: Is there any possibility to take users and groups backup excluding data and other things?

Thanks in advance.Thanks!

Vamsi Krishna

[Maarten Cautreels]

Hi Vamsi,

It shouldn't be a big issue although you can change it. There's a knowledge base article explaining how: Changing Server ID for Test Installations

Hope this helps.

Best,

Maarten

[Vamsi Krishna Reddy]

Thanks Maarten,

We need to upgrade from 3.4(stand alone linux using mysql 3.0.95 ) to 3.5 then 4 then 6.

Can you provide a step by step documentation for upgrading and can you let me know where the attachments and other contents will be saved, that would be great, if you provide

Thanks!

Vamsi Krishna

[Maarten Cautreels]

@Vamsi Krishna Reddy I don't have any hands-on experience with that upgrade path but according to the Confluence upgrade guide the path is a little different. You should go from 3.4 -> 3.5.17 -> 5.0.3 -> 6.x.

You can check the upgrade guides for each of those versions for more details:

• Confluence 3.5 Upgrade Notes
• Confluence 5.0 Upgrade Notes
• Confluence 6.0 Upgrade Notes

And if you really want to be sure, get in touch with one of the Atlassian Partners in your area or Atlassian Support.

Hope this helps.

Best,

Maarten

[Vamsi Krishna Reddy]

When we try to backup confluence data using Administration > backup and restore, it throwing an error. PFA

Help me to get out of it.

Thanks!

Vamsi Krishna

[Maarten Cautreels]

Hi Vamsi,

From the error description "OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space" I would think Confluence does not have enough memory (at least heap space) available to do the backup.

You could have a look at the Knowledge Base Article: Cannot create or restore XML backup due to OutOfMemory errors but I'm pretty sure you'll have to increase the amount of memory Confluence has available (described as one of the solutions on the knowledge base article).

Best,

Maarten

[Vamsi Krishna Reddy]

Thanks Maarteen,

We have 4.5G of confluence.home, and java head memory is 6G, But still facing issues, is it related to any plugins?

Thanks!

Vamsi Krishna

[Vamsi Krishna Reddy]

Tried without attachments but no luck.

[Maarten Cautreels]

Hi Vamsi,

Than one single option is left: 

1. If you still cannot export due to memory issues, export all your large spaces individually, and import one by one. Both confluence instances (the one you are exporting from and the one you are importing into) need to be the same version.

Best,

Maarten

[Vamsi Krishna Reddy]

Fine,

Then what about up-gradation, we can not with out backup, right?

or is there any possibility?

Thanks!

Vamsi Krishna