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Re: [Networker] License question?
2009-10-28 12:13:24
Greggs, Dana wrote:
They only way to free up a license is to delete the client resource that is
using that license. To verify run nsrlic -v pre and post deletion. This is a
documented fact by EMC/Networker support. You can grant other hosts permissions
for recovery right before you attempt to do the recovery. Just recreate the
client. Recreating or for that matter creating a client does take up a license
until you successfully back the client up. So if you recreate it but don't
attempt to back it up it won't use a license.
OK, I ran that command, and, yes, I can see that now. There are a number
of older clients that are still reported and are no longer being backed
up, but they're also listed as NSR client resources and their index
directories still exist, so that makes sense.
My problem is that when I recreate a client that no longer exists and
for which there is no longer a DNS entry , I receive:
"Name client_name should be a valid host name"
I end up having to add a temporary entry to the /etc/hosts on the server
to re-create it under NetWorker, and then I can remove the /etc/hosts
entry but still keep the NSR client resource listed, and at that point,
it's only being used to give other clients permission to recover its
older data. Nice to know that that won't use up a license, though.
George
Thanks,
Dana
-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of George Sinclair
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 5:57 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: License question?
If you keep an NSR client resource listed, even though the client no
longer exists, does this still use up a license?
The situation is that when we get rid of a machine, I like to still keep
one NSR client resource listed for that host so that I can give
permission (Remote access field) to some other machine to recover the
former host's data if need be. I keep it around for a while. If I don't
do this, it's a little tricky to add it when it's no longer on the
network other than playing games with /etc/hosts, etc.
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George Sinclair
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