NW 7.4.2, Win2003 (server and storage nodes)

I have 3 storage nodes, which use AFTD devices (in our case, disk space on 
our SAN). We're re-configuring our SAN (moving the disks that make up that 
disk pool to another SAN). So I will be un-presenting disk space to those 
storage nodes (i.e., remove the disks that Networker writes to).  Once we 
finish moving disks, we'll re-present them, and those clients can go back 
to being storage nodes.

Here's what I am planning to do:

-Change the group definitions - uncheck the "CLONE" option. This will make 
backup jobs go direct to tape
-Delete the device definitions of these 3 storage nodes, so NW doesn't try 
to auto-mount them at start up

That should (effectively) turn these 3 into regular clients. When we're 
done moving disks, and re-leveling the SAN, I can present the disks to the 
clients; re-add the devices in NetWorker; set the groups back to "CLONE" 
status.

That should accomplish what I want, without having to uninstall/re-install 
anything on the clients themselves, or change anything on the client 
definition in NetWorker.

Thoughts? Have I missed something, or misunderstood something? The fact 
that the clients have been installed as storage nodes, but aren't actually 
storing anything (they won't see any disk space from the SAN), shouldn't 
matter, as long as NetWorker doesn't try to actually write to these nodes. 
Yes?
 
-- 
Michael Leone
Network Administrator, ISM
Philadelphia Housing Authority
2500 Jackson St
Philadelphia, PA 19145
Tel:  215-684-4180
Cell: 215-252-0143
<mailto:michael.leone AT pha.phila DOT gov>

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