Re: [Networker] renaming / removing clients

What we have done in the past is delete the current client from the list, 
shutdown all networker daemons, rename the client index to the new name, start 
all networker daemons, create the new client and enter the old name as an alias 
to this new name.  This should now allow you to recover files from the old 
client into the new client's tree structure.

This is working for us at present.
NetWorker 6.1.1
Win2K on a Compaq Proliant DL370G2
STK 9740 w / 4x9840a & 1x 9840b (fiber)

Carter
cfowler AT city.london.on DOT ca



-----Original Message-----
From: mussulma AT CS.UIUC DOT EDU 
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 12:17 PM
To: mussulma AT CS.UIUC DOT EDU; NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: renaming / removing clients

Some basic questions about basic operations that don't seem so basic
under Networker:

How do I rename a client?  In our environment, machine names aren't
necessarily static.  More than that, there are often name differences
between Windows netbios names, DNS hostnames, and Network client names
-- sometimes all three of these are different.  Is there a procedure for
cleanly/safely renaming a client?

How do I remove a client?  Or, rather, what information do I need to
keep, maybe outside of Networker, about deleted clients so that if I
need to resurrect the client instance again it would be usable for
restores?  I've been keeping the client-id and the client name.  Is
there anything else I'd need?

Thanks,
Dave

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