Verify and ensure that the Disaster Recovery Backup completes
successfully. Also note down the location of the disaster recovery backup file.
(For a more detailed discussion, see
Phases of Disaster Recovery Backups.)
Ensure the following:
Change the name of the computer in the operating system.
Make sure that the computer is available in the network with the
new name. (DNS lookup or other name resolution facilities is
appropriately configured to resolve the new name of the computer.)
Ensure that all applications running on the computer, such as SQL
server, Exchange, Server, Oracle database, etc function with the new
name. For the procedure to rename a computer that hosts a
Stand-Alone Instance of SQL Server, see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143799.aspx.
Use ping (or other such network connectivity
utilities) to verify whether the computer which has a new name, is accessible.
Also ensure that the other computers in the network are accessible to
the computer with the new name.
Specify the current CommServe name in the hosts
file located in the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
directory. The CommServe name should be specified in the following format:
Adding the CommServe name to the hosts
file will allow the upcoming name change operation to automatically update
the system DSN with the new CommServe name.
The following procedure describes the steps involved in changing the name of
the CommServe computer.
From the Tools menu in the CommCell Console, click Control Panel.
Double-click Name Management.
Select the Update CommServe hostname on CommServe and Remote clients
option and click Next to continue.
Select the new CommServe name from the Current CommServe Name list.
Select the old CommServe name from the Old CommServe Host Name list
and click Finish to continue.
The operation will change the CommServe name and will automatically inform all
the MediaAgents/Clients in the CommCell of the new CommServe name. If for some reason
the MediaAgents/Clients were not accessible a dialog box will provide a list of
MediaAgents/Clients that were unavailable during the name change operation. In such
case, make sure that the MediaAgents/Clients are accessible and perform the name
change operation in those client/MediaAgents using one of the following procedures:
Change the Name of CommServe
in a multiple MediaAgents/Clients
The following procedure describes the steps involved in changing the name of
the CommServe in a multiple clients/MediaAgent computers.
From the Tools menu in the CommCell Console, click Control Panel.
Double-click Name Management.
Select the Update CommServe for Clients post Migration or Split option
and click Next to continue.
Select the new CommServe name from the Current CommServe Name list.
Select the old CommServe name from the Old CommServe Host Name list
and click Next to continue.
Select the names of clients in which the CommServe name should be changed
from the Available list and use the arrow button to move them to the
Selected list and then click Finish.
It is recommended that you do not select the
Update database even if clients are unreachable option.
If the option is not selected, and the clients are not reachable,
you can subsequently re-run this operation for the failed clients.
The following procedure describes the steps involved in changing the name in
a specific Client/MediaAgent computers. On clustered computers, the name change
must be performed from the CommCell Console.
Perform the name change on the computer. After changing the name, ensure
the following:
Change the name of the computer in the operating system.
Make sure that the computer is available in the network with the
new name. (DNS lookup or other name resolution facilities is
appropriately configured to resolve the new name of the computer.)
Ensure that all applications running on the computer, such as SQL
server, Exchange, Server, Oracle database, etc function with the new
name. For the procedure to rename a computer that hosts a
Stand-Alone Instance of SQL Server, see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143799.aspx.
Use ping (or other such network connectivity
utilities) to verify whether the computer which has a new name, is accessible.
Also ensure that the other computers in the network are accessible to
the computer with the new name.
Open the CommCell Console.
Right-click the Client/MediaAgent in which the name was changed, and then
click Properties.
From the General tab, click Edit.
From the Edit Client
Name dialog box, modify the Client Name and the Host Name.
CommServe HostName displays the full interface name of the CommServe computer
used by the Client/MediaAgent to communicate with the CommServe. If you wish
to change the CommServe name, type the new CommServe name in CommServe HostName
field.
Do not use spaces when specifying a new name for the Client.
Click OK to save the information.
The name of the computer is changed.
Change the Domain
Names for CommCell Computers
The following procedure describes the steps involved in changing the domain names
for the Windows and UNIX Client computers.
From the Tools menu in the CommCell Console, click Control Panel.
Double-click Name Management.
Select the Update Domain Name option and click Next to continue.
Select the old domain name from the Old Domain Name list.
Type the new domain name in the New Domain Name box and click
Next to continue.
Select the names of clients in which the domain name should be changed from
the Available list and use the arrow button to move them to the Selected
list and then click Finish.
The domain name is changed in the selected clients.
Change the Data Source Name
The following procedure describes the steps involved in changing the Data Source
Name of the CommServe and SRM databases:
Using IE type in the following
https://localhost/Reports[$Bull Calypso]
Select SRM node.
Edit the following Data Source Names (DSNs):
CommServe
SRM
SRMRaw
Select a DSN.
Change the old System Name to the new System Name in the Connection String
field.