Move Media server and MSDP to new Master server
Hello all,
I have a situation with a remote Media server with MSDP that I need to keep intact for restores we are attempting. Due to inconsistencies with the network connection between this remote Media server and the Master server, we are having issues keeping the restores running due to socket errors (have updated buffer sizes, timeouts, tcp settings, etc.).
My thought is to eliminate the need for the laggy WAN traffic, I would build a new Master server onsite with the MSDP, decommission the Media server and MSDP from the current Master and pull in to the new Master.
I need to know 1) if this is even possible, and 2) if possible, what are the steps required?
My concern is that by decommissioning the Media server from the original Master, I will lose the backup images that are in the MSDP.
Thanks in advance for your comments!
James
If you have an MSDP at both sites then, in theory, you could do what you were describing and use AIR for the cross-site propogation.
The basic steps would be something like this (and I wouldn't do a single one of these without Support on the phone)
Take a look at this article for the basics:
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000011549
Instead of nuking everything with the bpexpdate command, you probably would want to use the -nodelete option
bpexpdate: -stype <server type> [-dp <disk pool> [-dv <disk volume>]] [-nodelete] [-notimmediate] [-force_not_complete] [-M <master_server,...,master_server>]
Once it's gone from the one Master you should be able to follow the basic steps to add it as a Media Server/MSDP to the new Master and then a massively long Phase 1 and Phase 2 import on the MSDP....
Another option is to set up a new Master and a new small MSDP (not on the same box as the Master) along with AIR and slowly phase out the existing MSDP. Once it's empty then you could follow the directions in their entirety and add that MSDP to the new Master.