+1Hello everyone,
I have a question about changing the Media Agent where I have configured DiskLib using to this the disk from my array.
Now I want to refresh the MA to a new one. Could I for example move DDB, Index to the new MA and then reassign the disk from the old MA to the new MA and it should work fine or is there another way to do it more securely
Best answer by Swati Himmatramka
Hello,
Here is the procedure:
1. Install the new MA.
2. Add to Commvault Console.
3. Move DDB and Index to new MA as per DOC.
4. Move the library and Media Agents in maintenance mode.
5. Physically attach the disk/path to the new MA server.
6. Remove the library and new MA from maintenance and update the mount path to new MA with read/write.
7. Remove old MA from sharing.
https://documentation.commvault.com/2023e/expert/moving_deduplication_database.html
+4Hello Zawro,
Yes, you can move the Index and DDB to the new MA and post associating the disk from old MA to new MA you need to update the Mount Path sharing accordingly i.e updating the new MA in the Mount Path sharing.
+1So it should work if I:
After all, I should have the same situation in Commvault (backups, jobs, ddb, posibilities to restore jobs), because I move all data from old MA to new MA or could I lose something?
+4Hello,
Here is the procedure:
1. Install the new MA.
2. Add to Commvault Console.
3. Move DDB and Index to new MA as per DOC.
4. Move the library and Media Agents in maintenance mode.
5. Physically attach the disk/path to the new MA server.
6. Remove the library and new MA from maintenance and update the mount path to new MA with read/write.
7. Remove old MA from sharing.
https://documentation.commvault.com/2023e/expert/moving_deduplication_database.html
+1Ok, so I have some additional questions during preparation to migrate to the new MA.
Before all this change I Matainance MA or Disable it.
I wanna replace OLD MA to new MA. So I use robocopy with /mirror and /copyall to copy DDB and Index( on the same place and disk letter).
Then I turn off OLD MA and on NEW MA change IP and name (the same that have OLD),
The next step is to install Commvault MA on NEW, and at the end of the installation, agree that there is a Client with the same name and replace it.
Do you think it should work?
And if something is wrong I have old Ma and can go back to him,
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