Question & Answer
Question
What steps need to be taken in Guardium in order to reconfigure EMC Centera by changing the IP address ?
Answer
Requirements
- The IP address of the Centera Server
- The PEA file from Centera
CLI
1. Verify that Centera is the backup mechanism. From the CLI, run the command:
show storage-system
If Centera is not the chosen method, set it by running:
store storage-system centera backup ON
2. Take a System Configuration backup prior to changing the Centera settings.
Guardium GUI
Using admin account, navigate to Administration Console/Data Management/ System Backup. Select EMC Centera in the archive or backup configuration panel and edit the following information:
1. In the Centera Pool Address box, enter the Centera Pool Connection String; for example:
10.2.3.4,10.6.7.8?/var/centera/us1_profile1_rwe.pea 2. Click the
If the message "Cannot open the pool at this address.." appears, check the size of the Guardium appliance host name. A timeout issue has been reported with Centera when using host names that are less than four characters in length.
3. Click the
4. Then Run Once Now to perform the archive or backup using the downloaded PEA file.
5. Confirm that your files have been copied to EMC Centera.
6. Take a system configuration backup.
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16 June 2018
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