Advanced Migration Mode

As opposed to the regular migration, advanced migration is less suited for migrating subscriptions in bulk. However, it allows for a greater degree of control over the migration settings.

  1. To begin, log in to Plesk on the destination server as the Plesk administrator.
  2. Go to Server Management > Extensions > Plesk Migrator > Start a New Migration. If Plesk Migrator is unavailable, install it following the instructions here.

  3. Select the hosting panel installed on the source server from the Panel type menu.
  4. Specify the following:
  5. If migrating from a Windows-based server, specify the method for installing the RPC agent (an application enabling Plesk Migrator to gather data):
  6. Click Prepare Migration to proceed to the next step. Plesk Migrator will attempt to fetch the data about the different objects (domains, subscriptions, customer/reseller accounts, and hosting plans) found on the source server. If the connection fails, double-check the source server information, make sure that the connection is not blocked by firewall, and try again.

    Note that from this point onwards, you can leave the Migrator interface without losing your progress - the migration will remain in progress until you finish it explicitly. To continue from where you left off, click Server Management > Extensions > Plesk Migrator and then click the corresponding migration in the list.

  7. Click Subscriptions list to proceed.

    Here you must select the subscription(s) to be migrated (note that you cannot migrate individual domains, the fewest number of objects you can migrate is a single subscription and all its domains). You can also change certain subscription settings, as described below.

  8. To reassign one or more subscriptions to a different owner, select the corresponding checkboxes, select Customer / Reseller from the Reassign menu, then select the desired customer or reseller that will own the subscription on the destination server (otherwise, the customer/reseller account(s) owning the subscription(s) being migrated will be migrated as well).
  9. To reassign one or more subscriptions to a different hosting plan, select the corresponding checkboxes, select Service plan from the Reassign menu, then select the desired hosting plan on which the subscription will be based on the destination server (otherwise, the hosting plan(s) the subscription(s) are based on will also be migrated.).
  10. To assign a shared, a dedicated, or even a specific IP address to one or more subscriptions, select the corresponding checkboxes, select Change IP mapping from the IP addresses menu, then select one of the available options:
  11. To change the migration settings, click Settings in the upper-right corner.

    Here, the following controls are available:

  12. When you are satisfied with the migration options, select the subscription(s) you want to migrate, then click Migrate and select what types of content (mail content, web content, and databases) will be migrated.

  13. The subscription(s) will be added to the migration queue. If you change your mind on migrating a subscription that is in the queue, select it and click Remove from queue.

    When the migration process begins for a subscription, its status changes to "In progress".

    And once a subscription is migrated, its status changes to "Success".

    When migrating, you may encounter issues. In this case, the affected subscription's status will change to "Warnings".

    In case of major issues (for example, domains failing to migrate due to service plan restrictions on the destination server), the affected subscription's status will change to "Errors".

    Click "Details" to learn more about the issues that occurred during the migration.

  14. When a subscription has been migrated to the destination server, a number of additional options become available:
  15. If you want to migrate additional subscriptions from the source server, return to step number seven. Otherwise, unless you plan to migrate from the same source server again in the near future, you can click Finish migration to remove it from the list of ongoing migrations.