Transfer the Old Database Dump (Task 2)

Transfer the compressed dump of the old STA database to either an off-platform backup server (single-server method) or the new STA server (two-server method). This is the second task in a single server upgrade, but a later task in the two-server method.

IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading from STA 2.3.0 or below with the single-server method, you must back up the STA database to another server. Do not backup the database to a file system on the current STA server, as the Linux installation in will destroy all data on the server.
If you have not done so already, stop all STA services: $ STA stop all

Record the checksum of the dump file. For example:

$ cksum /home/oracle/Jan26_dump.sql.gz
2169286306 37 /home/oracle/Jan26_dump.sql.gz

Transfer the file to the target server using a transfer utility such as SCP. The –p option preserves timestamp values.
```
$ scp -p dump_file target_host:/path/
```
In the following single-server example, SCP is used to transfer the compressed database dump file Jan26_dump.sql.gz to the /dbdumpfiles folder on backup host backup1. The /dbdumpfiles folder already exists on the backup host.
```
$ cd /home/oracle
$ scp -p Jan26_dump.sql.gz backup1:/dbdumpfiles
```
In the following two-server example, SCP is used to transfer the compressed database dump file Jan26_dump.sql.gz to the /dbdumpfiles folder on STA 2.3.1 host sta_new.
```
$ cd /home/oracle
$ scp -p Jan26_dump.sql.gz sta_new:/dbdumpfiles
```
On the target server, perform a checksum of the transferred file. Verify that the checksum values match. For example:
```
$ cd /dbdumpfiles
$ cksum Jan26_dump.sql.gz
2169286306 37 Jan26_dump.sql.gz
```