Changing the MSDP storage server name or storage path

Two aspects of a NetBackup deduplication configuration exist: the record of the deduplication storage in the EMM database and the physical presence of the storage on disk (the populated storage directory).

Warning:

Deleting valid backup images may cause data loss.

See About changing the MSDP storage server name or storage path.

Table: Changing the storage server name or storage path

Step	Task	Procedure
Step 1	Ensure that no deduplication activity occurs	Deactivate all backup policies that use deduplication storage. See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I: http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
Step 2	Expire the backup images	Expire all backup images that reside on the deduplication disk storage. Warning: Do not delete the images. They are imported back into NetBackup later in this process. If you use the bpexpdate command to expire the backup images, use the -nodelete parameter. See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I: http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
Step 3	Delete the storage units that use the disk pool	See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I: http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
Step 4	Delete the disk pool	See Deleting a Media Server Deduplication Pool.
Step 5	Delete the deduplication storage server	See Deleting an MSDP storage server.
Step 6	Delete the configuration	Delete the deduplication configuration. See Deleting the MSDP storage server configuration.
Step 7	Delete the deduplication host configuration file	Each load balancing server contains a deduplication host configuration file. If you use load balancing servers, delete the deduplication host configuration file from those servers. See Deleting an MSDP host configuration file.
Step 8	Delete the identity file and the file system table file	Delete the following files from the MSDP storage server, depending on operating system: UNIX: /storage_path/data/.identity /storage_path/etc/puredisk/fstab.cfg Windows: storage_path\data\.identity storage_path\etc\puredisk\fstab.cfg
Step 9	Change the storage server name or the storage location	See the computer or the storage vendor's documentation. See Use fully qualified domain names. See MSDP storage path properties.
Step 10	Reconfigure the storage server	When you configure deduplication, select the host by the new name and enter the new storage path (if you changed the path). You can also use a new network interface. See Configuring MSDP server-side deduplication.
Step 11	Import the backup images	See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I: http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Changing the MSDP storage server name or storage path

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