Move IPCop Update Accelerator Data

The update Accelerator keeps everything under /home/httpd/html/updatecache. Then it puts it under Adobe, Linux, Microsoft, Symantec, Avast and such. The real thing is that if your needing to transfer everything from one computer to another and across the Internet, where moving large 4GB worth of updates isn’t feasible, you can tar the folder and exclude the files (*.exe, *.EXE, *.psf, *.msi, *.deb, *.rpm, *.cab, *.zip) but keep the links for it to check and redownload over night.

cd /home/httpd/html/updatecache
tar czvf update.tar.gz --exclude=*.exe --exclude=*.EXE --exclude=*.psf --exclude=*.msi --exclude=*.deb --exclude=*.rpm --exclude=*.cab --exclude=*.CAB --exclude=*.msp --exclude=*.zip *

Then SCP the file to another IPCop. Then restore with the following command.

tar zxvf update.tar.gz -C /home/httpd/html/updatecache

Now the next time Update Accelerator checks for updates of the files, which I have set to daily, it will redownload all the files. Which is better to have it happen in the middle of the night than during business hours! Enjoy!