Hi,

What are the benefits for changing the master server's hostname?

I could be very difficult, when ou go to support you will probably receive info that it's onyl supported Symantec Consulting

marekk

Thanks Marek & Bob.

The issue that we have is the server is primarily an Oracle database server which will function also as a netbackup server. It is a business requirement that the new server will have different name.

This is a pretty small environment with only 6 clients and 1 TB of data being backed up nightly.

Thanks,

Subhojit.

so change the name of the oracle server....

http://www.adsm.org/lists/html/Veritas-bu/2000-03/msg00115.html

Works BUT:

1. There is no guarantee. Environment's variables are always a trouble. This process might have something you would adapt for your case so, you should not do that unless with you are REALLY confident about your knowledges on NBU's structure, your NBU environment and/or you are assisted by a Specialized NBU Consultant Professional;

3. Take streamy care on the steps, specially changing images database information and media's database information as well. Double check all commands outputs;

4. No matters how or what you do, Symantec will not support this process or any issue as a result.

Official Symantec standing on changing the master server hostname

Reference:

DOCUMENTATION: Notes on changing or modifying the Master Server's host name, in regards to the following warning: Do not change the host name of a NetBackup server. This practice is not recommended because it can be necessary to import all previously used media to the server before you can use it under the new host name.

http://support.veritas.com/docs/268696

Details:

Totally agree with Bob. You should not do that by yourself.

If you are taking cold, offline catalog backups, you could get away with doing a bprecover with the -dhost switch.

I've had success with it in the field, however I still had the old master sitting there powered off in case something went wrong.

The -dhost switch allows the catalog files to be remapped to the new master server.  Check out the 6.5 commands guide for more info bprecover.

I agree with Bob and Ralph though, if you have never done this it is not an easy procedure...

on the new server with ne name put this in youre bp.conf file

FORCE_RESTORE= <old master server name new master server name> 

I have done it many times.