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6 Replies Last post: Sep 10, 2008 11:43 PM by TonyJK
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Run VC Server on another physical machine - Can we run 2 VC at the same time ?

Sep 10, 2008 11:43 PM

Click to view TonyJK's profile Expert TonyJK 281 posts since
Dec 10, 2005
We are going to replace the existing physical machine running VC Server. We would like to confirm what files we have to copy across to the new machine.

From my understanding, we only need to copy

1) License File

2) SQL Server Database


Then we can start installing VC Server on the new machine with the CD or EXE downloaded. Is there any suggestion ?


Thanks

Tags: 2.5, virtualcenter, database
Reply Re: Steps to change VC Server to another physical machine Sep 10, 2008 5:07 PM
Click to view weinstein5's profile Guru weinstein5 5,672 posts since
Nov 19, 2005 VMware
That is correct - I would go with the exe and also make sure when you point it to the existing datastore do not tell the installer to remove the existing data from the datastore -
Reply Re: Steps to change VC Server to another physical machine Sep 10, 2008 6:28 PM
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Click to view TonyJK's profile Expert TonyJK 281 posts since
Dec 10, 2005

Would it be desirable for me to shutdown the existing VC Server when I set up the new server ?

We will keep the machine name, IP address for the new machine.

Thanks

Reply Re: Steps to change VC Server to another physical machine Sep 10, 2008 7:16 PM
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Click to view weinstein5's profile Guru weinstein5 5,672 posts since
Nov 19, 2005 VMware
since you will be keeping IP, anme etc the same you will have to shut down the original to avoooid conflicts -
Reply Re: Steps to change VC Server to another physical machine Sep 10, 2008 7:51 PM
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Click to view TonyJK's profile Expert TonyJK 281 posts since
Dec 10, 2005

If we give a different name for the new VC Server, is there any extra step we have to perform ?

Thanks

Reply Re: Steps to change VC Server to another physical machine Sep 10, 2008 7:56 PM
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Click to view K-MaC's profile Expert K-MaC 371 posts since
Jun 16, 2008
If you give the new server a different name and IP address that is all you will need to do.

Cheers

Kevin

Reply Re: Steps to change VC Server to another physical machine Sep 10, 2008 7:57 PM
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Click to view TonyJK's profile Expert TonyJK 281 posts since
Dec 10, 2005

From memory, if we attempt to connect ESX Hosts from the second VC Server, it will report that it (ESX Host) is managed by another VC Server.


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