[Networker] More than one server for a storage node?

Can a storage node be shared by more than one server and will an olderstorage node release work with 7.x?

We have 2 storage nodes both running 6.1.1, with one library each, andthey work with our older 6.1.1 server. However, we've just installed anewer 7.2.1 server on another box to replace this old server. However,until we do the permanent swap, it's using the same IP and host nameduring the day for testing, while the old server is down to avoid IPconflicts, and in the evening before the backups run, its IP and hostname is changed back, and the nightly backups resume on the old server.This new host will use a third storage node and library that has notbeen set up yet, but would like to be able to also use and test out theother 2 storage nodes, but this seems problematic ...

Will it be necessary to re-run jbconfig on those storage nodes for theirdevices to show up on the new server even though the host name for theprimary server is the same? Also, will the older 6.1.1 storage nodeserver software work with 7.2.1? Would be nice; otherwise, we'd have touninstall it and load 7.2.1, but then we could no longer use the storagenodes with our older 6.1.1 server, and that has to be available to runour backups until we do the swap. Guess we could down grade the softwareback to 6.1.1 and then go back and forth, but that's a lot of work to doevery day.


Any advice would be appreciated.

George

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