I already have a CASO installed on my main server and I am trying to add a managed server.
When I try to install the option on the managed server I get the error:
The server servername does not appears to be a valid central administration server.
Environment:
- The servers are in 2 seperate domains in seperate forests with 2 way transitive trusts.
- Servers are on different subnets.
- VPN connects both sites with all traffic allowed
- Firewall is turned off on both servers and set to allow all traffic
- Antivirus is turned off
- Backup Exec version 20.3 Rev. 1188 on both servers
- Backup Exec is licensed in both sites for CASO and managed role
- Windows 2008 R2 on managed server, Windows 2012 on CASO
- The backup exec accounts from both domains are local admins on both servers.
- DNS resolves both servers
- WINS (yes I even set this up to be sure) resolves both servers
- Ping resolves both servers
- Can add network storage from both domains in Backup Exec on each server
What I have tried so far:
- Rebooted both servers.
- Tried to install managed role remotely from CASO server which gave an error that Backup Exec is already installed on the target server.
- Removed and readded CASO role
- Setup static addresses in HOSTS file on both servers.
- Setup a WINS server
- Created new Backup Exec accounts as domain admin and tried with those.
I would appreciate help on what further steps I can take with this or where I can look to find some more verbose error info.