search the list, i explained few months ago how to do this
(to migrate and merge the master)
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> Folks,
> =20
> Let me amend this. I did this twice with NetBackup 3.4 on Solaris 8.
> I guess I just live right. :-)
>
> Leo R. Labonte=20
> N&SO - Centralized Server Operations=20
> AT&T Solutions=20
> ' (732) 420-6080=20
> * llabonte AT att DOT com=20
> 7 106042 AT my2way DOT com=20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nash, Ebon [mailto:Ebon_Nash AT compuware DOT com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 1:50 PM
> To: Labonte, L R (Leo), SOLIT; Dennis Caparas; William Enestvedt
> Cc: Cornely, David; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Changing hostname of master server
>
>
> FYI,
> =20
> I tried this exact process in testing and encountered problems. I don't =
> recall specifically what they were, but they forced us to abandon our =
> name change plans. =20
> =20
> =20
> Ebon Nash
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Labonte, L R (Leo), SOLIT [mailto:llabonte AT att DOT com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 1:37 PM
> To: Dennis Caparas; William Enestvedt
> Cc: Cornely, David; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Changing hostname of master server
>
>
> Dennis,
> =20
> I've changed the hostname of the NetBackup master a couple times:
> =20
> 1) Save the NetBackup catalogs, noting which tape is used.
> 2) Rename the master server.
> 3) Restore the catalogs with:
> bprecover -r -tpath /dev/rmt/0cbn -dhost [new_hostname]
> 4) Check that all media servers refer to the new master name as
> the volume database host. I believe /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpconfig
> can be used to configure this.
> =20
> This is not a supported migration scenario, but it works.
> =20
> Good luck.
>
> Leo R. Labonte=20
> N&SO - Centralized Server Operations=20
> AT&T Solutions=20
> ' (732) 420-6080=20
> * llabonte AT att DOT com=20
> 7 106042 AT my2way DOT com=20
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Caparas [mailto:dcaparas AT borland DOT com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 11:59 AM
> To: William Enestvedt
> Cc: Cornely, David; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Changing hostname of master server
>
>
> Thanks William and David!
> You're right, Veritas Tech support told me that it is reallllyyyyyyyy =
> very hard to change the hostname. He advised that I get a Veritas guy =
> here and do the work ( which I think I will not do because it will cost =
> money). I'll just stick to my current hostname and just make an alias =
> for what I want it to be.
>
> Regards,
> Dennis
>
> William Enestvedt wrote:
>
>
> Hoo boy, don't do this if you can at all avoid it.
>
> The last time I checked with Veritas on this it wasn't=20
>
> supported...
>
>
>
> =20
>
> Agreeed. And almost immediately, don't be too afraid to do it. I have =
> switched my Master Server off of a Media Server to a new system, and =
> then swapped out the other Media Server for a new one. I plan to do it =
> again, too! :7)
>
> My set-up was pretty simple -- two Solaris 2.6 Media Servers (one =
> which was also the Master Server), each with an L9 tape library attached =
> -- so if your situation has greater complexity, it may make this =
> impossible.
>
> =20
>
> ...(or wasn't supported unless you paid for a=20
>
> Veritas contractor to do it).
>
>
>
> =20
>
> I called the Veritas support line and patiently let the guy tell me =
> how the sky was going to fall if I tried this -- and then he emailed me =
> a list of the steps to take. Give them a call and they'll probably tell =
> you. (I know it's cowardly, but *I* am not going to be the person who =
> gives you the rope to hang yourself.)
>
> =20
>
> >From what I understand NBU integrates the hostname into itself is=20
>
> such a way that it's very difficult to know where it is and what=20
>
> kind of fall out can result from this change.
>
>
>
> =20
>
> That's true enough. Roughly speaking, you pretend to have a server =
> failure and then "recover" onto the new server.
>
> -wde
>
> --
>
> Will Enestvedt
>
> UNIX System Administrator
>
> Johnson & Wales University -- Providence, RI
>
>
>
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> size=3D2>Folks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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> amend this. I did this twice with NetBackup 3.4 on Solaris=20
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> <DIV><SPAN class=3D826595817-15052003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
> size=3D2>I=20
> guess I just live right. :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <P><I><FONT face=3D"Monotype Corsiva" size=3D4>Leo R. Labonte</FONT></I> =
>
> <BR><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>N&SO - =
> Centralized Server=20
> Operations</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
> size=3D2>AT&T=20
> Solutions</FONT></B> <BR><FONT face=3D"Wingdings 2" =
> color=3D#660066>'<FONT=20
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> 420-6080</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DWingdings color=3D#660066>+<FONT=20
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> face=3D"Courier New"></FONT></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial color=3D#660066=20
> size=3D2>106042 AT my2way DOT com</FONT> </P>
> <BLOCKQUOTE>
> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
> face=3DTahoma=20
> size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Nash, Ebon=20
> [mailto:Ebon_Nash AT compuware DOT com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 15, =
> 2003 1:50=20
> PM<BR><B>To:</B> Labonte, L R (Leo), SOLIT; Dennis Caparas; William=20
> Enestvedt<BR><B>Cc:</B> Cornely, David;=20
> veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
> [Veritas-bu] =
> Changing=20
> hostname of master server<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D521484817-15052003><FONT face=3DArial =
> color=3D#0000ff=20
> size=3D2>FYI,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D521484817-15052003><FONT face=3DArial =
> color=3D#0000ff=20
> size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D521484817-15052003><FONT face=3DArial =
> color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I=20
> tried this exact process in testing and encountered problems. I =
> don't=20
> recall specifically what they were, but they forced us to abandon our =
> name=20
> change plans. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D521484817-15052003><FONT face=3DArial =
> color=3D#0000ff=20
> size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D521484817-15052003><FONT face=3DArial =
> color=3D#0000ff=20
> size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D521484817-15052003><FONT face=3DArial =
> color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Ebon=20
> Nash</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
> face=3DTahoma=20
> size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Labonte, L R =
> (Leo), SOLIT=20
> [mailto:llabonte AT att DOT com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 15, 2003 =
> 1:37=20
> PM<BR><B>To:</B> Dennis Caparas; William Enestvedt<BR><B>Cc:</B> =
> Cornely,=20
> David; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: =
> [Veritas-bu]=20
> Changing hostname of master server<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT=20
> color=3D#0000ff>Dennis,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT=20
> color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT color=3D#0000ff>I've =
> changed the=20
> hostname of the NetBackup master a couple times:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT=20
> color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT color=3D#0000ff>1) Save =
> the=20
> NetBackup catalogs, noting which tape is used.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT color=3D#0000ff>2) =
> Rename the master=20
> server.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT color=3D#0000ff>3) =
> Restore the=20
> catalogs with:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D772591617-15052003></SPAN><FONT =
> color=3D#0000ff><SPAN=20
> style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
> mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN=20
> class=3D772591617-15052003> </SPAN>bprecover =
> -r</SPAN><SPAN=20
> style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
> mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">=20
> -tpath /dev/rmt/0<SPAN =
> class=3D772591617-15052003>c</SPAN>bn <SPAN=20
> class=3D772591617-15052003>-dhost =
> [new_hostname]</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN=20
> style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
> mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN=20
> class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT color=3D#0000ff>4) Check that all =
> media servers=20
> refer to the new master name as</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN=20
> style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
> mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN=20
> class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT color=3D#0000ff>the volume database =
> host. =20
> I believe /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpconfig</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN=20
> style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
> mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN=20
> class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT color=3D#0000ff>can be used to =
> configure=20
> this.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN=20
> style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
> mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN=20
> class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT=20
> color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN=20
> style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
> mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN=20
> class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT color=3D#0000ff>This is not a =
> supported=20
> migration scenario, but it works.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN=20
> style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
> mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
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> mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN=20
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> mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN=20
> class=3D772591617-15052003><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Good=20
> luck.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
> <P><I><FONT face=3D"Monotype Corsiva" size=3D4>Leo R. =
> Labonte</FONT></I>=20
> <BR><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>N&SO - =
> Centralized Server=20
> Operations</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
> size=3D2>AT&T=20
> Solutions</FONT></B> <BR><FONT face=3D"Wingdings 2" =
> color=3D#660066>'<FONT=20
> face=3D"Courier New"></FONT></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial =
> color=3D#660066=20
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> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
> face=3DTahoma=20
> size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Dennis Caparas =
>
> [mailto:dcaparas AT borland DOT com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 15, =
> 2003 11:59=20
> AM<BR><B>To:</B> William Enestvedt<BR><B>Cc:</B> Cornely, David;=20
> veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: =
> [Veritas-bu]=20
> Changing hostname of master server<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Thanks =
> William and=20
> David!<BR>You're right, Veritas Tech support told me that it is=20
> reallllyyyyyyyy very hard to change the hostname. He advised that =
> I get a=20
> Veritas guy here and do the work ( which I think I will not do =
> because it=20
> will cost money). I'll just stick to my current hostname and just =
> make an=20
> alias for what I want it to =
> be.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Dennis<BR><BR>William=20
> Enestvedt wrote:<BR>
> <BLOCKQUOTE=20
> cite=3Dmid946FD6186E8D4E46AB4F6FDD23AAE864A6FA74 AT pvdexc02.jwu DOT
> edu=20
> type=3D"cite">
> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><PRE wrap=3D"">Hoo boy, don't do this =
> if you can at all avoid it.
> The last time I checked with Veritas on this it wasn't=20
> supported...
>
> </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=3D""><!----> Agreeed. And almost =
> immediately, don't be too afraid to do it. I have switched my Master =
> Server off of a Media Server to a new system, and then swapped out the =
> other Media Server for a new one. I plan to do it again, too! :7)
> My set-up was pretty simple -- two Solaris 2.6 Media Servers (one =
> which was also the Master Server), each with an L9 tape library attached =
> -- so if your situation has greater complexity, it may make this =
> impossible.
> </PRE>
> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><PRE wrap=3D"">...(or wasn't supported =
> unless you paid for a=20
> Veritas contractor to do it).
>
> </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=3D""><!----> I called the Veritas =
> support line and patiently let the guy tell me how the sky was going to =
> fall if I tried this -- and then he emailed me a list of the steps to =
> take. Give them a call and they'll probably tell you. (I know it's =
> cowardly, but *I* am not going to be the person who gives you the rope =
> to hang yourself.)
> </PRE>
> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><PRE wrap=3D"">From what I understand =
> NBU integrates the hostname into itself is=20
> such a way that it's very difficult to know where it is and what=20
> kind of fall out can result from this change.
>
> </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=3D""><!----> That's true enough. =
> Roughly speaking, you pretend to have a server failure and then =
> "recover" onto the new server.
> -wde
> --
> Will Enestvedt
> UNIX System Administrator
> Johnson & Wales University -- Providence, RI
>
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