Copying /var/lib/mysql to a New Volume and Volume Migration
# Copying `/var/lib/mysql` to a New Volume and Volume Migration
This documentation provides step-by-step instructions for copying the /var/lib/mysql directory to a new volume and migrating the volume from one OpenStack node to another using OpenStack commands.
Prerequisites
This documentation provides step-by-step instructions for copying the `/var/lib/mysql` directory to a new volume and migrating the volume from one OpenStack node to another using OpenStack commands.
Access to an OpenStack environment with the necessary permissions to create volumes and manage instances.
A running OpenStack node with an instance containing the /var/lib/mysql directory.
Copying /var/lib/mysql to a New Volume
## Prerequisites
Log in to the OpenStack command-line interface (CLI) or a terminal with OpenStack CLI access.
- Access to an OpenStack environment with the necessary permissions to create volumes and manage instances.
- A running OpenStack node with an instance containing the `/var/lib/mysql` directory.