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Need to Reinstall SolarWinds

jsalinas over 19 years ago

I will be decomissiong a Server that Solar Winds currently runs on. I understand that in order to reinstall this application on a new box I will need to "re-activate" some how. Can someone give me the low down on what needs to happen?

Thanks
Jeff

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0 Network_Guru over 19 years ago

Just contact Solarwinds and tell them you are changing servers.
They will reset your License so you can register the new server's name and key when you install Orion.

-=Cheers=-
NG
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0 kevin_ridsdale over 19 years ago

We are also about to move to a higher spec platform - how do you take all the historical info to the new machine...

TIA

Kevin
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0 mjhamilton over 19 years ago

the process is pretty easy...

Old Server
Use the web backup tool with the Orion folder to backup your website
Use the database management tool to backup your SQL database
Make sure you have any manual copies of inhouse modified files

New Server
Install App and new keys from Solarwind
Setup database and system to default (blank)
Use web backup tool to restore website
Use database management tool to restore SQL database
Run setup wizard to attatch to the restored database
Copy the modified files (is you have any) back to their relevant locations

et voila a working system

Martin J. Hamilton... lost in a sea of snmp...
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0 zkwarys over 4 years ago in reply to mjhamilton

Just checking is this procedure still the same for the latest version of solarwinds
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0 hpstech over 4 years ago in reply to zkwarys

Alot has changed since 2005.
Orion Platform Migration Guide
Migrate SolarWinds Orion products to a new server with a new IP and hostname
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0 vinay.by over 4 years ago in reply to kevin_ridsdale

Depends on the versions you are running on, just go through the below links - this explains everything that you need.
It depends on what versions you are running on, if it isn't a very old module version then you do not have to do anything as complete data is stored on the database. I am assuming you are just migrating the modules and not the DB to a higher spec.
Migrate SolarWinds Orion products to a new server with a new IP and hostname
Migrate SolarWinds Orion products to a new server using the same IP and hostname
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Hope it helps
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0 aLTeReGo over 4 years ago

You may want to consider How to Migrate Orion to a New Server With Zero Downtime In addition to migrating with zero downtime, there is no requirement to deactivate/reactivate your licenses.
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