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How to Copy the Production Storage disk to the test server in Azure.

Steps:

1. On the Test server, copy the following folders to one of the SQL disks (Webs, DZInstall & SQL Backups) ensure to cleanup the SQL Backups folder before copying
2. Take a snapshot of the Production storage disk: (must be managed disks)
3. Create a new disk from the snapshot (must be created in the test resource group)
4. Remove the current storage disk from the test app server
5. Mount the newly created storage disk on to the test app server
6. RDP onto the test server and use disk management to ensure the disk is present and online.
7. Restore the folders you copied in step 1 to their original location (Webs, DZInstall &SQL Backups) ensure that the production Database backup is not overwritten)
8. Recreate the Storage share and set the permissions accordingly

Commence the database restoration process

Login to the Azure portal and search for virtual machines

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Select the production app server 

Select disks

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Select the storage disk, which will be a standard hdd of at least 1TB is size

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Select Create Snapshot

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Create the snapshot in the Test resource group, ensure the snapshot is a standard hdd and give the snapshot an easily recognizable name

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Click Review + Create, Once validation is passed then click create

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Once the deployment if finished click Go to resource

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Now click Create disk

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Ensure the resource group is the test resource group, give the disk a name and change the type to standard hdd by clicking on Change size

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Change the type to standard hdd and click OK

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Click Review + Create and after Validation is passed, click Create

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After creation click Go to resource

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And check all is as it should be, correct resource group, size, type and unattached.

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The next step is to attach the newly created disk to the test app server. Browse to the test app server in the azure portal and select disks.

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Remove the current storage disk by clicking on the X and click save.

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Once the virtual machine has been updated, you can now attach the newly created Production storage disk to the test app server by clicking Attach existing disks and selecting the disk from the dropdown box, ensure the host caching matches the other disks and click save

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Once the virtual machine is updated, we are ready to logon to the test server over RDP.

Once logged into the server open an mmc console by clicking on the start button and typing mmc

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After the console has opened we need to add the disk management snap in, click File, Add/Remove Snap-In

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Then select Disk Management and click Add

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Ensure This computer is selected then click Finish

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Then click OK, next double click on Disk Management (Local)

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Ensure the disk is online and healthy, once confirmed you can close the mmc console

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It important to check that the SQLDATA & SQLLOGS have the same drive letters as production, if not SQL will not load until this is rectified. (Drive letters can be changed using Disk Management)

Rename the following folders: websites, Digimonitor and Log files to reflect the Test environment URLs 

Recreate the storage share and apply the relevant permissions

Rerun the Powershell installation for the current version (This will ensure all the passwords, usernames, urls and storage locations are correct

Now we are ready to commence with the database restoration process.

After completing the copy process, log back into the azure portal and clean up IE delete the snapshot you created and the redundant storage drive (original test storage drive)

Delete snapsot

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Delete redundant (unattached) original test storage disk

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How to Copy Assets from Production to Test using FTP. (Non Azure hosted Servers)

1. Ensure FTP server software is installed on the Test environment, the recommended software is SolarWinds, it can be found here https://www.solarwinds.com/free-tools/free-sftp-server
2. Once installed on the Test server, configure the root folder to be Storage folder on the server
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4. Create a login for the SFTP server
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6. Configure Windows Firewall to allow Port 22
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8. Create a new Inbound rule for Port 22
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10. Start the SFTP server
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12. Install an FTP client on the Production Server, the recommended in WinSCP, it can be downloaded from here https://winscp.net/eng/index.php
13. Once installed on the Production server, use this to connect to the Test server with the FTP login you created previously on the Test server.
14. Once connected you need to copy the contents of the following folders from Production to Test:
15. Storage\DMM\Assets
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17. Storage\Frontend data
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Once the copying of Assets is complete they should be visible in both the DAM & Media Manager.

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