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Media Agent Down

  • June 19, 2022
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Hi,

One of our Media agent is down. It has windows server OS. We are unable to bring up the server. Currently MA is offline. The server also have over 10TB of critical backed up data on it.

Our OS team has failed to bring up the server. Please suggest how can we recover from this situation.

 

 

Best answer by Damian Andre

There is a workflow that can automate moving the Media Agent, data, DDB etc. 

Once you set up the new media agent, try this workflow - select the old MA, new MA and it will walk you through the rest:

https://documentation.commvault.com/11.24/expert/149337_migrating_to_new_mediaagent_using_replace_mediaagent_app.html

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Jos Meijer
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  • June 19, 2022

Hi @Ric123 

What issue do you see when booting the server?

Is there an error message?

We need more context in order to provide advice.


Onno van den Berg
Commvault Certified Expert
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@Ric123 What happend exactly? Did you encounter a hardware issue? In case the data that is part of the Commvault disk library (I assume you are using this) then you have the ability to reinstall the OS and the Commvault software and pick up the disk library again. 

Anyway @Jos Meijer already said you will have to provide more information. Think/read back and ask yourself the question if you would be able to deliver an answer if someone comes up with a question like yours. 


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  • June 20, 2022

It was server OS issue.

 

Now we have this situation:

Our MA is online. Disk library on it is fine. 

We are planning for MA migration. Someone please provide the best way to migrate MA and disk library on it.

 

 


Onno van den Berg
Commvault Certified Expert
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Have your new node be ready and configure a second copy that uses the new MA. Run an AUX copy and at a certain point you promote the secondary copy to primary copy and you are done. 

See also: https://documentation.commvault.com/11.24/expert/11069_mediaagent_hardware_refresh_overview.html


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  • June 20, 2022

we have over 10tb of important data on it. Can’t loose that. 

can you provide best way to migrate data(disk library).


Scott Moseman
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we have over 10tb of important data on it. Can’t loose that. 

can you provide best way to migrate data(disk library).


I assume this is Local Disk on the MA?  Rebuilding the OS might be the best bet.

Once the situation is resolved, I highly recommend setting up a secondary copy.

Thanks,
Scott
 


Damian Andre
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  • June 21, 2022

There is a workflow that can automate moving the Media Agent, data, DDB etc. 

Once you set up the new media agent, try this workflow - select the old MA, new MA and it will walk you through the rest:

https://documentation.commvault.com/11.24/expert/149337_migrating_to_new_mediaagent_using_replace_mediaagent_app.html