move media server from one domain to the other

[liuyang]

Hi, my new master and media servers are all NBU 7.1 on Windows 2008 R2. We also have old master and media servers (NBU 7.1 on Windows 2003). The old and new master/media servers are in different domain. I want to disconnect one of the media servers from the old master server and add it to the new master server. Assume the old media server is Server1.

I edited the hosft file and server registry in the new master server and Server1. However, from new master server's administration console, I cannot see Server1 in Host Properties > Media Servers. Under Devices > Media Servers, I cannot see Server1 either. But in host properties for client, I can see and connect it and it shows as media server.

May I know what additonal steps I should do to configure the media server Server1? Are there any best practise for this? Thanks in advance.

[Marianne]

Have you decommissioned server1 from Master1?

Have you reconfigured server1 to add Master2 as its Master and EMM server?

In all honesty, there is so much manual work to be done on the media server, that I would decommission from Master1 and then uninstall NBU on server1, followed by re-installing NBU on server1 and add all Master2 details (master, EMM server) during installation.

On Master2, confirm that server1 was added to EMM database with 'nbemmcmd -listhosts' from cmd.

If it does not appear, add it with 'nbemmcmd -addhost -machinename <hostname> -machinetype <type> -masterserver <master_hostname> -operatingsystem <os> -netbackupversion <version>' from cmd.

(Remember to open cmd with right-click, Run as Administrator).

If possible (no backups running), restart NBU Database service on Master2 after adding new Server entry.

[marekkedzierski · Accepted solution]

1. Remove all devices from media server on new master.

2. Decomission media on new master using nbdecomission

3. Check: nbemmcmd -listhosts on new master, if media still exist run nbemmcmd -deletehost with all parameters

4. shutdown services on media

5. change Server parameter in registry (first line is the name of master, replace with old master name)

6. change EMMSERVER parameter in registry (name of old master)

7. add media server in host properties of old master (server or media server entry)

8. nbemmcmd -addhost on old master

9. start services on media