[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Archon to Archivesspace migration

[Matthew Lawson]

Thank you, Dr. Prom.  I think we will try it.

-Matt

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 9:22 AM, Prom, Christopher John <prom at illinois.edu>
wrote:

> Matt and Andrea,
>
> If you are already running a 3.21 version of Archon, all you need to do is
> copy the latest release files onto your server, ensuring that the
> config.php files settings are retained.
>
> All of the 3.21 versions of archon use the same database structure, so
> simply downloading the latest release and pointing it to an existing
> database will give you what you need to migrate.  You could even run both
> 3.21 in production at the current location, and 3.21 rev 3 in a different
> location, pointing at the same database.
>
> https://github.com/archonproject/archon/releases
>
> https://github.com/archonproject/archon/blob/master/README.md
>
> (Admittedly, that is not all that clear on the existing readme, which is
> more focused around upgrades where there is a database change—which hasn't
> happened since the project went into support mode).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> Christopher J. Prom, PhD
> Andrew S. G. Turyn Professor
> Assistant University Archivist
> 146 Library
> 1408 W. Gregory Drive
> Urbana, IL 61801
>
> prom at illinois.edu
> 217 244 2052
>
>
> On Apr 20, 2018, at 9:05 AM, abriggs at mcdaniel.edu wrote:
>
> ​Matt,
>
> We are running into the same problem at our institution, and have the
> exact same situation with the versions. So far, we've run into enough walls
> that ArchivesSpace/LYRASIS has had to open a support ticket for us.
>
> However, it would be fantastic to know if other people have found other
> answers to these questions...
>
> *Andrea J. Briggs*
> Archivist & Special Collections Librarian
> McDaniel College Archives
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lib.hoover.mcdaniel.edu_archives-2Dhome&d=DwMFAw&c=OCIEmEwdEq_aNlsP4fF3gFqSN-E3mlr2t9JcDdfOZag&r=lvKZkG4c0Kvxb_QaPMSxoerLbpUFM8moBr_MmcwCgss&m=mmT2I46FXVoAeWBCVDIF9gUMUZuZAegcKbDi-J7xgno&s=kMO9OkYvXIMUm6o37xybpdsO-K94qnyfMDW3aGdkad0&e=>
> 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157
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> abriggs at mcdaniel.edu
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> *From:* archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org <
> archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org> on behalf of
> Matthew Lawson <matt.lawson at uni.edu>
> *Sent:* Friday, April 20, 2018 8:31 AM
> *To:* archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org
> *Cc:* Rodd Grady
> *Subject:* [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Archon to Archivesspace migration
>
> Hello Archivesspace techs-
>
> I am trying to use this tool to get my University's Archon data into
> Archivesspace.
>
> http://archivesspace.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/
> Archon-to-ArchivesSpace-Migration-Tool-Instructions.pdf
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__archivesspace.org_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_2017_12_Archon-2Dto-2DArchivesSpace-2DMigration-2DTool-2DInstructions.pdf&d=DwMFAw&c=OCIEmEwdEq_aNlsP4fF3gFqSN-E3mlr2t9JcDdfOZag&r=lvKZkG4c0Kvxb_QaPMSxoerLbpUFM8moBr_MmcwCgss&m=mmT2I46FXVoAeWBCVDIF9gUMUZuZAegcKbDi-J7xgno&s=iLbvG6B5SBdI94iRdHSD34z980x6ypqrqS1XFWYwJKE&e=>
>
> The guidelines state that we need to start with 3.21 Rev 3 and our front
> page states that it is 3.21.  My questions are, where is the best place to
> find Archon upgrade instructions and also if anyone has used the tool
> successfully without starting from a 3.21 Rev3 system.
>
> -Matt Lawson
> Rodd Library
> University of Northern Iowa
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