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Bruce_Clegg
Level 5
7 years ago

Unable to change media/master server on windows clilent

I am very nearly done with my migration from nbu 7.7 to a new server loaded with nbu 8.0.  More than 99% of the clients on my rhel 7.3 netbackup 8.0 media/master server are linux or solaris.  I have ...
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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    7 years ago

    Best is to use the old master server to add new server. 
    On old master:
    Host Properties -> Clients -> Select client name.  
    Servers -> Add new server name

    This will update the registry on the Windows client.
    Afterwards you will be able to select the client in the same way on the new master and choose the new master name, then select 'Make Master'.

    Alternatively, log onto the Windows server as administrator and run regedt32.
    Hkey_Local_Machine -> Sotware -> Veritas -> NetBackup -> CurrentVersion -> Config
    Select 'Server'

    Replace the 1st entry with new master name

    This is the equivalent of editing bp.conf on Unix/Linux clients.

    It should be able to do it using the Client's BAR GUI.
    Open BAR GUI with right-click, "Run as administrator".
    Select File -> Check that Client Properties does not show (Read-only)
    Specify NBU Machines... -> Edit Server List

     

     

Marianne's avatar
Marianne
Level 6
7 years ago

Best is to use the old master server to add new server. 
On old master:
Host Properties -> Clients -> Select client name.  
Servers -> Add new server name

This will update the registry on the Windows client.
Afterwards you will be able to select the client in the same way on the new master and choose the new master name, then select 'Make Master'.

Alternatively, log onto the Windows server as administrator and run regedt32.
Hkey_Local_Machine -> Sotware -> Veritas -> NetBackup -> CurrentVersion -> Config
Select 'Server'

Replace the 1st entry with new master name

This is the equivalent of editing bp.conf on Unix/Linux clients.

It should be able to do it using the Client's BAR GUI.
Open BAR GUI with right-click, "Run as administrator".
Select File -> Check that Client Properties does not show (Read-only)
Specify NBU Machines... -> Edit Server List

 

 

  • Bruce_Clegg's avatar
    Bruce_Clegg
    Level 5
    7 years ago

    I opted for the reg-edit solution - which worked - doing a test backup now - thanks for the quick response!