How can I re-register a Universal Proxy with the Avamar management console?

you need to register it.

look in the manual for the proxy setup

you need to finish booting it - right now if it is just powered on - but not done with the setup - because you have done nothing to the console - it is not done.

Which manual are you refering to, I looked into Avamar Administration guide and I cannot find the proxy setup procedure.  I have searched for a VMWare user guide and cannot seem to find one on the EMC site.  Can you provide the link?

https://support.emc.com/docu48233_Avamar-7.0-for-VMware-User-Guide.pdf?language=en_US

see section on deploying proxies/registering and activating proxies

Hey,

Please according to above VMware user guide to register proxy server. If you encountered problem during registration, please post out the error message. Then check the problem.

Using the VMWare user guide has helped.  Now my issues is: the UNIX commands.  I have gotten so used to using GIUs that I cannot remember my LINUX/UNIX commands.  I tried to find helpfull cheat sheets on the web, but could not seem to find the rights ones.  Do you have a good cheat sheet for will work good for Avamar?

Here you go:

https://support.emc.com/docu53943_Avamar_7.1_Management_Console_Command_Line_Interface_(MCCLI)_Programmer_Guide.pdf?language=en_US

Yes. You can find command what you want from Avamar Console Command Guide.

Thank you

Best Regards,

Mark Alvarado

Backup Engineer

Enterprise Data Center Services

The Addison Group/Contractor to Marathon Oil Company

5555 San Felipe | Houston, TX 77056

Tel: (713) 296-4396 | Cell: (832) 499-2839

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This is how I register my proxies:

Step 1:

To set the hostname on the new proxy, do the following;

1. 1- Log into the proxy via ssh using putty. Username root, password avam@r
2. 2- Run this script . /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_set_hostname proxy_name (where proxy_name is the name you want to give to the proxy.
3. 3- Then vi the file /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_set_hostname and look for the variable: HOSTNAME="localhost.localdom"
4. 4- Change the "localhost.localdom" to the name you gave the proxy in step 2
5. 5- Reboot the proxy
6. 6- Add VM Proxy name and IP address to the host file:/etc/hosts

Step 2:

To register the proxy

1. 1- Log in as user root and password – avam@r
2. 2- Run the command /usr/local/avamarclient/etc/initproxyappliance.sh –start
3. 3- Provide the Avamar FQDN
4. 4- Provide the domain to register the proxy
5. 5- Type the new Avamar Software root password different from default value.

Hope this helps.

Thank you for the detailed steps, Zunicmus!

It's a great help...

Hi,

Well, I felt properly that the modification within a script is not hte most elegant way to go.

Did some checks and the vami_set_hostname script takes the name from DNS:

So, please work on the DNS entries until You have the "good" result:

GOOD:

# host -W 10 -T 1.2.3.4

4.3.2.1.in-adr.arpa domain name pointer host1.example.com

BAD:

# host -W 10 -T 5.6.7.8

Host 8.7.6.5.in-addr.arpa. not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

Of course, if You do not wish to change DNS entries the zunicmus'es step 1 will work.

I was able to follow Step 2 provided by zunicmus to re-register my vProxies successfully.

Many thanks zunicmus

I know this is older than dirt, but it helped me. The command in newer proxies is:

/usr/local/avamarclient/etc/initproxyappliance.sh register

(not -start at the end)