Moving clients from one server to another

To avoid running out of space on a server or to resolve workload issues, you might have to move client nodes from one server to another.

Before you begin

Plan the capacity for your solution to ensure that you have enough space for client nodes on the server, which includes space for future growth.

About this task

When you move the client nodes, you can leave their existing backups on the original server to expire according to your expiration policy, or export their existing backups to the new server.

Procedure

Complete the following steps to move a client node to another server.

  1. Export the client node directly to a new server by using the EXPORT NODE command.
  2. Update the client options file with the new server name.
  3. On the new server, assign a schedule for the client node to back up data.
    1. On the Operations Center Clients page, select the client node.
    2. Click More > Schedule Association.
    3. Select the check box in the rows of schedule to which you want to assign the selected client node.
    4. Click Save.
  4. Issue the EXPORT NODE command again to incrementally export data from the original server to the new server. By incrementally exporting data, you export data that was backed up between the first export process and when you assigned a schedule to the client node.
  5. Monitor the client node to ensure that it is backing up data according to the schedule that you set and to monitor whether the client node is at risk. Hover over Clients and click Schedules.
  6. Decommission the client node from the original server by completing the following steps.
    1. On the Operations Center Overview page, click Clients.
    2. In the Clients table, select the client node.
    3. Click More > Decommission.
    The client node is removed from the original server. As the data expires, as specified in your policy settings, the client node data is deleted. After the client node data is deleted, the client is removed from the server.