Moving the whole database and data to a new cluster

Data Management
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Hi -

We are are currently running CryoSPARC 5.0.1 on a slurm cluster and will need to migrate to a new cluster and have a few questions.

  • Do you see any issue to transfer from 5.0.1 to a destination at 5.0.7 or should we update CryoSPARC before migrating?
  • What’s the best strategy now with v5? We migrated in the past, but not sure those instructions are still the best way to proceed with v5 of cryosparc. I would:
    • detach all projects
    • move to the new cluster
    • re-attach them to the v5.0.7
    • adjust symlinks using * * these instruction

Another question: how would you advise to deal with projects already set as “archived”?

Would appreciate any advice or feedback before doing the big move

Thanks,

Nicolas

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@ncoudray Is there any chance to preserve the absolute paths of currently attached project directories during and after the migration?

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The path of the projects can be preserved, but not the database and not the raw data (basically, the projects were saved in a /vast drive which will be mounted as such on the new cluster. However, the database and the raw imported movies were located on a different drive, and those will need to move to a new location. The way CryoSPARC will be installed and managed will also be slightly different (in containers as far as I know)