Copy non-archive files from source to the target server
- Last UpdatedAug 04, 2025
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- PI System
- PI Server 2024 R2
- PI Server
After you have prepared both servers for the move, follow these steps to copy the server files from the source Data Archive server to the target Data Archive server:
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Copy files from backupdir to the new Data Archive directories:
Note: Do not copy the archive files at this time; you will do this in a subsequent step.
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Use xcopy to copy files from backupdir\dat to %PISERVER%\dat.
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Copy all files from backupdir\log to %PISERVER%\log.
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Copy all files from backupdir\bin to %PISERVER%\bin.
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Copy all files from backupdir\adm to %PISERVER%\adm.
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Before starting the server on the new system, remove the old pilicense.dat file to prevent conflicts with licensing information.
Note: Do not copy executable files with extension .exe. If you followed the backup procedure from a previous step, then backupdir\bin will not contain any .exe files.
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