Upgrade by transfer is a process of switching to the latest Panel version by moving all hosting data (service plans, accounts, subscriptions with content, and so on) from your current Panel server (source) to a server with a later Panel version (destination server). This way of upgrade is appropriate, for example, if the latest Panel version does not support in-place upgrade from your Panel or does not support the operating system you use on the server. In addition, you can use this type of upgrade if you want not only to update your Panel, but also to move it to a more productive server or new operating system.
Upgrade by transfer is possible only for Panel versions shown in the table below.
You can perform upgrade by transfer in the following ways:
We recommend that you perform upgrade by transfer using the Migration & Transfer Manager utility. This utility runs on a destination server and automatically copies hosting data from your source Panel. Learn how to upgrade your Panel using Migration & Transfer Manager in the section Upgrading with Migration & Transfer Manager.
If for some reason, Migration & Transfer Manager cannot connect to the source server (for example, due to firewall restrictions), you can transfer data from the source to destination server using backup files. To perform such an upgrade, you should back up data on the source server, transfer the resulting archive file to the destination server manually, and restore the data on this server. You can back up and restore Panel data either through the Panel GUI, or by means of the command-line utilities pleskbackup and pleskrestore. Learn how to perform upgrade using backup files in the section Upgrading Through Backup Files.
Transferred Objects and Settings
After you perform an upgrade by transfer, the destination Panel will contain service plans, add-ons, customer accounts, and subscriptions that existed on the source server before the upgrade. The majority of Panel settings will be transferred as well. However, there are objects and settings that are not transferred to the destination Panel, namely:
Administrators and customers should configure these settings and add missing objects manually.
Supported Upgrades
Source |
Destination |
|---|---|
Plesk for Unix v. 7.5 and later |
Linux-based Parallels Plesk Panel 10.0 or later |
Plesk for Windows v. 7.5.6 and later |
Windows-based Parallels Plesk Panel 10.0 or later |
Important: If you upgrade from earlier Panel versions (7.x, 8.x, or 9.x), you should perform additional Panel configuration steps once data transfer is finished. These steps are required for successful switching of all your Panel objects to the new business model. Learn more in the chapter Completing Upgrade from Panel 9 and Earlier Versions.
Best Practices
You might find useful the following Parallels Knowledge Base articles:
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