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How to clone/migrate a Windoze Networker server

Migration

How to clone/migrate a Windoze Networker server

by  WhiteWiz  Posted    (Edited  )
-install os
-install same version of Networker, you can upgrade it later
-stop the Networker server service
-make sure there are no backups running on the old backup server
-copy these directories from the old server c:\program files\nsr\index,mm,res to the new server same location
-search for the string "enabler code" in files in the res directory on the new server, delete all files found
-unplug the new backup server from the network (optional)
-start the networker services
-confirm that the only enabler code is the Eval/10 and that all groups and clients are present
-from the gui delete all tape devices and auto changers
-run inquire to get a list of devices
-run jbconfig to set up jukeboxes
-test new server before migrating licences manually


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