Server Migration, hostnames, and certificates

[MarkG]

Apologies if this has been covered before, I found a few similar topics but this is a ‘what if’ question about something I don’t quite understand.

I’m migrating to a new server which will eventually have the same IP and hostname as my current server, though it does not have those yet - it has a temporary hostname.

I’ve run through the FOG installer and when it asked for a hostname I gave it the hostname of my current server because it said it would use it for certificates. I’m not using HTTPS on my server.

My aim is that I can switch the old server off, change the IP and hostname of the new one to be the same as the old one, and all the FOG clients will be happy and not need any reconfiguring. Is this going to work?

[AUTH IT Center]

@MarkG hello, the wiki has you covered. We migrated to new FOG server (new hostname, new ip) added a cname to match the old server and everything worked like a charm.

As always in this situations test with 1-2 hosts by manually setting the new server (hosts file) to simulate the migration.

[MarkG]

@AUTH-IT-Center Thank you. I didn’t find that article but it has what I need.