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The dspace application was running in a computer which dont have sufficient space to upload data further, hence I need to take back up from the computer and upload it to the new system.

How to restore data backup from the old computer.

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Respected sir,

First of all I would like to thank you for guiding me then and there for our DSpace data migration queries. As I am new to the migration, few things are little difficult for me to go with. I have the following set up at my end.

Old System:

OS: Windows xp
Dspace Version: 1.8.2


New System:

OS: Windows 7
Dspace Version: 4.2

Steps followed for migration till now:

1. Installed newer version of DSpace on the windows machine
2. Took backup of the postgres dspace database on the old machine by right clicking on the DB and using the backup tool
    (which seems to backup only the structure of DSpace DB)
3. Deleted the default DB which gets created at the time of installation in new machine and restored the old DB backup, used the properties also from old DB.
4. Copied complete DSpace folder from old machine to the new machine but copying of the entire DSpace folder makes the DSpace application to break down, it doesn't come up.
5. So copied assert store & upload folders alone in the new system's DSpace folder
6. DSpace comes up in the browser with http://localhost:8080/jspui. Though it brings up all the links, the uploaded files are not coming up. It says file not found.
7. While checking the DSpace log file, it complained about missing GeoCity file, which I copied from old system to new system. Though the error message disappeared, it dint help me in resolving the problem.
8. I am unable to log into DSpace with my credentials as well. Log file shows authentication error.

It would be helpful if you could shed your views on how to proceed further on this. I am not very sure if I am close to the solution. I have been working on this for some time now. I would be really thankful to you if you could guide me on this.

Thanks a lot for all your support.

Note:
Exerts from the Log:

2015-03-17 11:02:27,883 ERROR org.dspace.app.util.AbstractDSpaceWebapp @ Failed to record startup in Webapp table.
org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: syntax error at or near ")"
  Position: 22
        at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.receiveErrorResponse(QueryExecutorImpl.java:2103)
        at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.processResults(QueryExecutorImpl.java:1836)
        at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.execute(QueryExecutorImpl.java:257)
        at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.execute(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:512)
        at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.executeWithFlags(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:388)
        at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.executeQuery(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:273)
        at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeQuery(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:96)
        at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeQuery(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:96)
        at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeQuery(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:96)
        at org.dspace.storage.rdbms.DatabaseManager.doInsertPostgres(DatabaseManager.java:1754)
        at org.dspace.storage.rdbms.DatabaseManager.insert(DatabaseManager.java:671)
        at org.dspace.storage.rdbms.DatabaseManager.create(DatabaseManager.java:447)
        at org.dspace.app.util.AbstractDSpaceWebapp.register(AbstractDSpaceWebapp.java:80)
        at org.dspace.app.util.DSpaceContextListener.contextInitialized(DSpaceContextListener.java:128)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4797)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5291)
        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:901)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:633)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:1114)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployDirectory.run(HostConfig.java:1673)
        at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
2015-03-17 11:02:37,462 ERROR org.dspace.app.util.AbstractDSpaceWebapp @ Failed to record startup in Webapp table.
org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: syntax error at or near ")"
  Position: 22
        at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.receiveErrorResponse(QueryExecutorImpl.java:2103)
        at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.processResults(QueryExecutorImpl.java:1836)
        at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.execute(QueryExecutorImpl.java:257)
        at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.execute(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:512)
        at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.executeWithFlags(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:388)
        at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.executeQuery(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:273)
        at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeQuery(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:96)
        at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeQuery(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:96)
        at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeQuery(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:96)
        at org.dspace.storage.rdbms.DatabaseManager.doInsertPostgres(DatabaseManager.java:1754)
        at org.dspace.storage.rdbms.DatabaseManager.insert(DatabaseManager.java:671)
        at org.dspace.storage.rdbms.DatabaseManager.create(DatabaseManager.java:447)
        at org.dspace.app.util.AbstractDSpaceWebapp.register(AbstractDSpaceWebapp.java:80)
        at org.dspace.app.util.DSpaceContextListener.contextInitialized(DSpaceContextListener.java:128)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4797)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5291)
        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:901)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:633)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:1114)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployDirectory.run(HostConfig.java:1673)
        at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
2015-03-17 11:02:37,680 ERROR org.dspace.core.Context @ An I/O error occured while sending to the backend.
org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: An I/O error occured while sending to the backend.
        at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.execute(QueryExecutorImpl.java:283)
        at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Connection.executeTransactionCommand(AbstractJdbc2Connection.java:685)
        at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Connection.rollback(AbstractJdbc2Connection.java:738)
        at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingConnection.rollback(DelegatingConnection.java:368)
        at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingConnection.rollback(DelegatingConnection.java:368)
        at org.apache.commons.dbcp.PoolingDataSource$PoolGuardConnectionWrapper.rollback(PoolingDataSource.java:323)
        at org.dspace.core.Context.abort(Context.java:474)
        at org.dspace.core.Context.finalize(Context.java:655)
        at java.lang.ref.Finalizer.invokeFinalizeMethod(Native Method)
        at java.lang.ref.Finalizer.runFinalizer(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.ref.Finalizer.access$100(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.ref.Finalizer$FinalizerThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Socket closed
        at java.net.SocketOutputStream.socketWrite(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.SocketOutputStream.write(Unknown Source)
        at java.io.BufferedOutputStream.flushBuffer(Unknown Source)
        at java.io.BufferedOutputStream.flush(Unknown Source)
        at org.postgresql.core.PGStream.flush(PGStream.java:523)
        at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.sendSync(QueryExecutorImpl.java:1143)
        at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.execute(QueryExecutorImpl.java:256)
        ... 11 more
2015-03-17 11:02:38,320 INFO  org.dspace.app.xmlui.configuration.XMLUIConfiguration @ Loading XMLUI configuration from: C:/Dspace\config\xmlui.xconf
2015-03-17 11:02:38,382 INFO  org.dspace.app.xmlui.configuration.XMLUIConfiguration @ Aspect Installed: name='Displaying Artifacts', path='resource://aspects/ViewArtifacts/'.
2015-03-17 11:02:38,382 INFO  org.dspace.app.xmlui.configuration.XMLUIConfiguration @ Aspect Installed: name='Browsing Artifacts', path='resource://aspects/BrowseArtifacts/'.
2015-03-17 11:02:38,382 INFO  org.dspace.app.xmlui.configuration.XMLUIConfiguration @ Aspect Installed: name='Discovery', path='resource://aspects/Discovery/'.
2015-03-17 11:02:38,382 INFO  org.dspace.app.xmlui.configuration.XMLUIConfiguration @ Aspect Installed: name='Administration', path='resource://aspects/Administrative/'.
2015-03-17 11:02:38,382 INFO  org.dspace.app.xmlui.configuration.XMLUIConfiguration @ Aspect Installed: name='E-Person', path='resource://aspects/EPerson/'.
2015-03-17 11:02:38,382 INFO  org.dspace.app.xmlui.configuration.XMLUIConfiguration @ Aspect Installed: name='Submission and Workflow', path='resource://aspects/Submission/'.
2015-03-17 11:02:38,382 INFO  org.dspace.app.xmlui.configuration.XMLUIConfiguration @ Aspect Installed: name='Statistics', path='resource://aspects/Statistics/'.
2015-03-17 11:02:38,382 INFO  org.dspace.app.xmlui.configuration.XMLUIConfiguration @ Aspect Installed: name='Original Workflow', path='resource://aspects/Workflow/'.
2015-03-17 11:02:38,382 INFO  org.dspace.app.xmlui.configuration.XMLUIConfiguration @ Theme Installed: name='Atmire Mirage Theme', path='Mirage/', id='null', regex='.*', handle='null'.
2015-03-17 16:31:46,006 INFO  org.dspace.browse.BrowseEngine @ anonymous:session_id=87780E83CC5EE213FEB32513DAEC299F:ip_addr=0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:browse_mini:
2015-03-17 16:31:46,341 INFO  org.dspace.app.webui.discovery.DiscoverUtility @ facets for scope, null: 3
2015-03-17 16:32:01,986 INFO  org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.HandleServlet @ anonymous:session_id=87780E83CC5EE213FEB32513DAEC299F:ip_addr=0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:view_community:community_id=9
2015-03-17 16:32:02,031 INFO  org.dspace.browse.BrowseEngine @ anonymous:session_id=87780E83CC5EE213FEB32513DAEC299F:ip_addr=0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:browse_mini:
2015-03-17 16:32:02,036 INFO  org.dspace.app.webui.discovery.DiscoverUtility @ facets for scope, org.dspace.content.Community@27e: 3

2015-03-17 16:32:02,091 INFO  org.dspace.statistics.SolrLogger @ useProxies=false
2015-03-17 16:51:08,736 INFO  org.dspace.browse.BrowseEngine @ anonymous:session_id=7BAE563FF80425875A52B4C2A34CDA74:ip_addr=0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:browse_mini:
2015-03-17 16:51:08,756 INFO  org.dspace.app.webui.discovery.DiscoverUtility @ facets for scope, null: 3
2015-03-17 16:51:45,046 INFO  org.dspace.authenticate.PasswordAuthentication @ anonymous:session_id=7BAE563FF80425875A52B4C2A34CDA74:ip_addr=0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:authenticate:attempting password auth of user=
2015-03-17 16:51:45,096 WARN  org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.InternalErrorServlet @ :session_id=7BAE563FF80425875A52B4C2A34CDA74:internal_error:-- URL Was: http://localhost:8080/jspui/password-login
-- Method: POST
-- Parameters were:
-- login_email: ""
-- login_submit: "Log In"
-- login_password: *not logged*

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No such column 'digest_algorithm'
        at org.dspace.storage.rdbms.TableRow.canonicalizeAndCheck(TableRow.java:585)
        at org.dspace.storage.rdbms.TableRow.getStringColumn(TableRow.java:249)
        at org.dspace.eperson.EPerson.checkPassword(EPerson.java:936)
        at org.dspace.authenticate.PasswordAuthentication.authenticate(PasswordAuthentication.java:226)
        at org.dspace.authenticate.AuthenticationManager.authenticateInternal(AuthenticationManager.java:162)
        at org.dspace.authenticate.AuthenticationManager.authenticate(AuthenticationManager.java:99)
        at org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.PasswordServlet.doDSPost(PasswordServlet.java:63)
        at org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.DSpaceServlet.processRequest(DSpaceServlet.java:115)
        at org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.DSpaceServlet.doPost(DSpaceServlet.java:73)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:647)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:728)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
        at org.dspace.utils.servlet.DSpaceWebappServletFilter.doFilter(DSpaceWebappServletFilter.java:78)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:222)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123)
        at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:472)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:171)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:99)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:936)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:407)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1004)
        at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:589)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:312)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
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