Express Transfer - How does it work? Documentation?

[kofi]

We have started using the express transfer facility recently, however still not sure 100% how it works. Maybe cPanel can explain step by step how it works, or provide some documentation?

I know that it copies all data from the old to new server, changes DNS records, and disables the site on the old server using .htaccess - but other than that I don't know anymore. Such as whether it copies files across the network first, and then DBs so as to ensure minimal downtime, etc.

[jfall123]

It seems to do it at the very end. It copies all the files/creates the accounts etc. then modifies the zone on the source server and points the records to the new IPs.

I used it a lot this weekend, one problem I found with it is that it doesn't seem to point the zones of parked/addon domains to the new IPs. It only appears to work with the master domain, has anyone else noticed this?

[ffeingol]

We have also noticed that it does not do parked/add-on domains. We wanted to know if this was a bug (we think it is) or a feature.

[kofi]

We have also noticed that it does not do parked/add-on domains. We wanted to know if this was a bug (we think it is) or a feature.

Yep, we noticed this to - I'd say this is a bug more than anything, but maybe cPanel themselves can comment on this?

[ffeingol]

I added a bug to bugzilla earlier today

[noimad1]

I added a bug to bugzilla earlier today

Do you have your bugzilla link so I can check the status? I couldn't find it when I searched over there....

Thanks,
Damion

[ffeingol]

http://bugzilla.cpanel.net/show_bug.cgi?id=8921 It says it's resolved in Edge and waiting to be merged into the other branches.