SUNScholar/Export on the old server

Create the folders

Become the root user by typing:

sudo -i

Make an exports folder as follows:

mkdir /home/exports

Make a scripts folder as follows:

mkdir /root/scripts

Create export script

Make an export script file as follows:

nano /root/scripts/collection-export

Copy and paste the following to the file open with the editor.

#!/bin/bash
# Define the configs.
. config

# Create the folders
if [ ! -d $EXPORT ]; then
    echo "Please make an export folder available."
    exit 1
fi

# Do the exports.
for i in `cat collections`; do
     ECID=$i
    if [ ! -d $EXPORT/$ECID ]; then
	mkdir $EXPORT/$ECID
        echo "Exporting collection no: $ECID" >> $EXPORT/export.log
	$DSHOME/bin/dspace export -m -d $EXPORT/$ECID -t COLLECTION -n 100 -i $HANDLE/$ECID
    else
        echo "Collection:$ECID already exported." >> $EXPORT/export.log	
    fi
done

# Give all permissions
chmod -R 0777 $EXPORT
chown -R root.root $EXPORT

Please note: The -m means export without metadata. This is for migration not movement of assets. Only available from DSpace version 1.6.0.

Save the file and exit the editor.

Now make the file executeable as follows:

chmod 0755 /root/scripts/collection-export

Create export config file

Make a config file as follows:

nano /root/scripts/config

Copy and paste the following into editor.

HANDLE="123456789"
EXPORT="/home/exports"
DSHOME="/home/dspace"
PERSON="admin@myrepo.ac.za"

Modify the above to suit your site and then save and exit the file.

Create export collections file

Make collections file as follows:

nano /root/scripts/collections

Copy and paste the following into the editor.

12
34
23
56
21

Change the above to reflect the collection handle ID's you want to export. See the procedure outlined at the top of this page to determine the collection ID's.

Save the file and exit.

Do the export

Run the script as follows:

/root/scripts/collection-export

To watch the log file as the exports happen, type the following after opening another terminal:

tail -f /home/exports/export.log

Create an exports tarball archive

After the exports are complete, make a tarball backup as follows:

cd /home

tar -czvf exports.tgz exports/

Now copy the tarball (exports.tgz) to a portable disk or remote backup device.