The client exists in DNS, which is what we're using for resolution....but I suppose I could override it with the hosts file. But I would have to change the hosts file on the client as well as its bp.conf....
Hmmm....seems less intrusive to just rename the image dir. > -----Original Message----- > From: DATASEC Javier González [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: November 22, 2005 12:07 PM > To: Paul Keating; 'Ed Wilts' > Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] tricking netbackup > > > For us it's enough to touch both host tables and bp.conf on the client > > Javier > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Paul Keating > Sent: Dienstag, 22. November 2005 17:52 > To: Ed Wilts > Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] tricking netbackup > > On the suggestion of another list member, I tried something on my lab > server. > > I renamed a random test client to a new name Then I did a cp -R of > /usr/openv/netbackup/db/oldclient to /usr/openv/netbackup/db/newclient > > I didn't bounce daemons, or anything else...... > > Ran a diff backup of newclient, and it came out looking like > another diff of > oldclient. > > When I tried to do a restore, I browsed newclient and saw the > image of the > recent diff, as well as all previous diffs and fulls of oldclient. > > Anyone else tried this? > > (a lot of my clients don't have a STREAMS file????) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ed Wilts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: November 22, 2005 10:50 AM > > To: Paul Keating > > Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] tricking netbackup > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 08:33:48AM -0500, Paul Keating wrote: > > > On Friday night it had a full backup, and on Sunday the data was > > > migrated to SAN attached disk on a different, but same > configuration > > > server. > > > > > > is there any way to make Netbackup think that the "server1" > > that had the > > > full on Friday night is the same machine as "server1san"? > > > The data is the same, and the system config is the same, > > just the system > > > name, and where the physical data is located has chaged > (though the > > > directory structure and drive letter is the same.) > > > > I'm guessing (but have not verified) that the following might work: > > > > - shut down NetBackup > > - edit the STREAMS file for server1san and include the full backup > > entry > > from server1 > > - start NetBackup > > > > If you try this and it works, please let me know. > > > > .../Ed > > -- > > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > > _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu