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Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name

2010-02-22 15:28:10
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Steps to change Master Server Name
From: Jeff Cleverley <jeff.cleverley AT avagotech DOT com>
To: VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:28:00 -0700
I don't work with Solaris, but for purely a DR test purpose I would guess you could do it and actually have both systems on the network.

If you production server is named foo with an IP address of 1.1.1.1, you should be able to set up your new DR box at an unused IP address such as 1.1.1.2.  From there you set the local host file to your server name and IP, and either turn off dns or set it to use hosts first. 

Any regular devices would still go to your production server unless you modify the clients also.  The DR server should not be getting the production server traffic since it has a different IP address.  This should allow you to bring up a DR server on the same network with the same host name.  I am not aware that the Veritas database uses the IP address also but I may be wrong.

If it were a real case of needing to put the DR server into production you would want to rename the server to the original name and IP address or change dns to point to the new IP address.

Jeff

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Lightner, Jeff <jlightner AT water DOT com> wrote:
In a DR you'd typically set the name of the DR server to what the
original master had been.   The only reason I could see for keeping
original DR server name is that you intend to run whatever was already
on it concurrently with the NetBackup master you're about to load and
that would complicate your life incredibly.

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Yes you correct, I am looking to copy the catalog and its database to
the new host in order to test upgrading and locate break/fix issues
prior to the upgrade.  I need to have as much of the master server
functionality as possible.  The question I have is what needs to be done
in 5.1 MP4 version to change master server entries in the associated
databases?

Surprising this is an issue in Netbackup if one had to DR a box to a
different hostname, the inability to name the master something else.


mdonaldson wrote:
> Are you planning to copy your existing backup catalog (image database)
> over to the new environment?  If so, then the master server name is
> buried in that database it's a far-from-casual process to rename the
> master server.  There is no published process for it and Symantec will
> want to charge you for professional services to do this for you.
>
> If you're just going to create a new master server with it's own
> database, then it's simply a matter of building a new environment.
>
> If you're going to do backups of one client to both environments,
change
> the first SERVER entry in the client's bp.conf file, that's the one
that
> should point to that client's master server.  It really should only
> matter, though, for client initiated actions, like restores.
>
> A media server would be more complex, I'd suggest not trying to
> dual-master a media server.
>
> -M
>
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> I plan to replicate a production environment on a test server, but I
> need to change the master server name as the test environment will not
> be isolated.  Anyone out there have success with the process?  The
> environment is Netbackup 5.1 MP4 on solaris 9 and 10 OS.
>
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