Migrate B&R Server

[tommyo]

What's the "cleanest" way to migrate an existing B&R server from one datacenter to another?

1. Quick Migration
2. Replicate and failover
3. Build new server and apply config

The server and software don't need updating, I just need the server in a new location. This will be a permanent move and the IP will change.

Thanks.
Tom

[DavoudTeimouri]

Read this KB: https://www.veeam.com/kb1889

[foggy]

Hi Tom, the simplest would be to use configuration backup/restore. If you need to move the existing server itself - replication with planned failover is the right way.

[tommyo]

Thanks for the responses.

I was hoping to move vs migrating(sorry if I wasn't clear about that). If I move it only the IP will change. Any issue with that? Is the IP hardcoded anywhere?

[bdufour]

prob easiest to just install a new instance of veeam and restore the config. you can keep the other one up until youre ready to start jobs off the new one (u can have as many veeam instances installed as u want - its not licensed per install).

this is certainly a preference thing, bc there are a few diff ways to do it. but the clean install/config restore would prob be easiest.

[foggy]

Assuming you have everything configured via FQDN/hostnames and all required connections are available, there shouldn't be any issues with the IP change.

[tommyo]

Great, thanks.