Help needed to move a epo server to another location. 1

[epochap]

I am running ePO (Upgraded from 2.5 to 3.02)on windows2000 with MSDE database with 5 distributed repositories.Now there is a need to run the Master server from other site.Any information , guide is appreciated.
I am thinking for a solution to install another master server and moving the database to the new server and discard the old server. but dont know how to do that.
Thanks in advance.

 

[theboyhope]

Will the new server have the same hostname?

 

[epochap]

No. It has to be another name . since the hostname for the servers are named based on the site and location.and the ip subnet is also different. :-(

 

[mattmsudawg]

You're going to have to reinstall the agents on all client machines.

 

[theboyhope]

Or maybe just tweaking the DNS record for the old server hostname to the new IP would do it.

Maybe not though - heh.

 

[epochap]

The DNS tweak option is out of scope-can not do that. and the reinstalling all the clients is the only option i thought of. if no other option available i will have to go for that.

 

[mattmsudawg]

That is the only option. That's how the clients will get the new server information.

 

[heavyindustries]

I guess thats not the only problem. If you change the computer name you will be unable to use the same database. And don't forgot the Server sec/pub key.

You must maintain the same computer name.