My experience is that once you run the "vos syncvldb" and "vos syncserv" commands on Server X, you'll get duplicate vldb entries for any read-only sites on X. I recommend that you check for this with the "vos listvldb -server X" command. I'm not sure why this happens. I just know that I saw it when I changed the IP address of 6 file servers. Depending upon the version of AFS you're running, there's also a "vos changeaddr -oldaddr <original IP address> -newaddr <new IP address>" command. We tried it earlier this week. The machine, a sparc 5 running solaris 2.3 with afs 3.3a (sun4m_53) paniced and crashed. It was okay once it was rebooted. I'm not sure if this experience is applicable, since the machine's hostname was changed as well. Sincerely, Steven McElwee -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steven McElwee | Email --> | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Academic Computing | <-- US Snail Mail | Duke University |------------------------|------------------------- 401 North Building | (919) 660-6914 (Work) | (919) 684-8651 (Fax) Durham, NC 27706 | | (919) 971-0781 (Cellular) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- original message follows -- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ral Geis ) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Changing a file/database server's IP number > Date: Thu, 9 Mar 95 13:03:14 CST > Does anyone have any experience with changing a file/database server's IP > address? Here is what I'm planning to do, I'd appreciate feedback from > anyone who has done this before or has some insight. > > 1. Server X is currently the system control machine, so for ease through > this transition, the first step is to change who plays this role. > 2. bos delhost server X as a player in database servers. > 3. Server X is changed from ethernet to fddi. > Install board and bring up the server with the SAME name > but different IP number. > 4. bos addhost server X to be a part of database. > 5. Change all CellServDB files on clients to know the new IP. > 6. On server X, do 'vos syncvldb X' and 'vos syncserv X' so > vldb knows that all the volumes are residing at this new IP address. > > Is it really this simple? Am I missing something? Is there an URL out there > describing the process? > > thanx!!!!!! > > Ral Geis
