Michael,

have you tried the following?

-1) Use the old w2k3 server's bootstrap to do a DR on w2k8  
-2) Rename the NW w2k8 server to the final name (not using NMC)
-3) Install NMC

For instance:

1) 
- de-install NW from the w2k8 server
- rename the w2k8 host from the current "B"  to the old w2k3 host name "A"
- edit the etc\hosts file accordingly (using  IP["A"]  and  "A"  (or FQDN["A"] 
whichever name applies)
- reboot OS
- install NW
- make sure NMC is not started (or not installed at all at this stage)
- configure one drive (use jbconfig)
- Perform a normal DR (using mmrecovr and latest "A"'s good bootstrap)
- stop NW and replace res with the recovered res.R
- reboot
- carry on with the DR until completion (follow the NW DR guide)
- reboot

2) Follow the rename procedure to rename from "A" to "B"

3) install NMC 

It should work...

jee



On Monday 29 November 2010 15:58:26 Michael Leone wrote:
> I've opened a case with EMC, but I'm pretty sure I know what they will
> tell me. Just wanted to see what the list thought.
>
> Networker 7.5.2, OS = Win2003 R2 32bit.
>
> On Sat my co-worker tried to rename this Networker server, as part of a
> process of renaming the server to a new name, take a backup, then
> upgrading the OS to Win2008 R2. He was trying to follow the document ID:
> esg67624. However, he said after saving the clientid of the server, and
> renaming to the intermediate name in Windows, he was unable to start the
> NMC, to complete the renaming process. Since he was short of time, he had
> to continue his process of wiping out Win2003 R2 32bit and installing
> Win2008 R2 64bit. He did install Networker onto the (now) Win2008 R2
> server 64bit.
>
> So what I have is a bootstrap backup (savegrp -O -l full) of the server
> with the OLD name (since he was never able to finish the renaming and make
> a new bootstrap backup with the new name). And the server now has a new
> name and OS, and no media history. Is there any way I restore the media
> history? Note: the server does have a DNS alias of the old name.
>
> What I'm thinking is that I can make a client with the same clientid as
> previously, and (when necessary) be able to do a "nsrck -L7
> old-client-name", since the indexes are saved on tape. Then I should be
> able to do recovers from the old server (semi) easily. Ideally, what I
> want is the whole media history, but I think I'm outta luck to get that
> (since the server name, OS and architecture have changed, since the last
> backup). No "mmrecov" for me ...
>
> Thoughts? Comments? Abuse and denigration? :-)



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