# Thinking of Using Ansible for Big Data Center Move - Problem: New To Ansible.

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/thinking-of-using-ansible-for-big-data-center-move-problem-new-to-ansible/15456>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [June 12, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/thinking-of-using-ansible-for-big-data-center-move-problem-new-to-ansible/15456 "2014-06-12T18:10:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tiglath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@Tiglath](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tiglath)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/thinking-of-using-ansible-for-big-data-center-move-problem-new-to-ansible/15456/1 "2014-06-12T18:10:40Z")

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The job consists mainly of moving configuration files betwen exact topologies, at different locations, only that at the destination there will be new server IP addresses, but all else pretty much the same. That should not be too hard manually, but there are quite a few files per application to migrate, and various servers.

Are there any templates, or previously documented projects that would help me on part of the way?

I’ll be grateful for any orientation wiser minds may want to chip in.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Dick\_Davies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Dick\_Davies](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Davies)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/thinking-of-using-ansible-for-big-data-center-move-problem-new-to-ansible/15456/2 "2014-06-13T07:22:30Z")

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Your current location isn't managed by Ansible I suppose?

I've got 3 environments built using the same roles and playbooks, I just feed  
it an inventory per 'stack' holding the new server hostnames and a few  
per-datacenter  
variables. Highly recommend it.

If you're asking for Ansible playbooks to copy your files from A -\> Z  
that can be done,  
but if i was you I'd see this as a fresh start and start to Ansible up  
the new datacenter  
based on what you know is already in the old one.

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**Author:** ![Tiglath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@Tiglath](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tiglath)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/thinking-of-using-ansible-for-big-data-center-move-problem-new-to-ansible/15456/3 "2014-06-13T17:41:06Z")

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Thank you for your reply.

We are not using Ansible now, so it would be a first.

My plan is to migrate one application by hand, to scope the work, and then do a similar one with Ansible, and if satisfied scale up to all apps.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan1)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/thinking-of-using-ansible-for-big-data-center-move-problem-new-to-ansible/15456/4 "2014-06-13T17:48:37Z")

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Not sure you can ask for templates without specific applications, so we’ll ask – what specific applications? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Tiglath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@Tiglath](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tiglath)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/thinking-of-using-ansible-for-big-data-center-move-problem-new-to-ansible/15456/5 "2014-06-13T20:07:09Z")

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