Perform the following steps to rename the vCenter to a different hostname: 1. Create a hypervisor resource in NetWorker server pointing to the new hostname of the vCenter. NOTE: If you need the old backups, then retain both vCenter resources in NetWorker until savesets of older vCenter expires. 2. Configure new vCenter groups and workflows and map to the required VMs in the new vCenter. 3. Reconfigure the existing vProxy resources in NetWorker to point to the new vCenter. 4. Use NWUI H5 interface to restore any of the older vCenter backups. NOTE: Restore of vCenter backup using vCenter plug-in is not supported.
so it was there all the time. Shame on me, that I didn´t check the docs first.
But it´s not really renaming anything. It just gets added as a second hypervisor. Anyway, it should do the trick. Thank you, for pointing me in the right direction!
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August 22nd, 2021 23:00
Hello @quored ,
The procedure is actually outline in the NetWorker VMWare integration guide. You can refer to it here - https://dl.dell.com/content/docu104870_networker-19-5-vmware-integration-guide.pdf?language=en_us, page 29.
Here is the extract:
Perform the following steps to rename the vCenter to a different hostname:
1. Create a hypervisor resource in NetWorker server pointing to the new hostname of the vCenter.
NOTE: If you need the old backups, then retain both vCenter resources in NetWorker until
savesets of older vCenter expires.
2. Configure new vCenter groups and workflows and map to the required VMs in the new vCenter.
3. Reconfigure the existing vProxy resources in NetWorker to point to the new vCenter.
4. Use NWUI H5 interface to restore any of the older vCenter backups.
NOTE: Restore of vCenter backup using vCenter plug-in is not supported.
quored
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August 23rd, 2021 00:00
Hello @crazyrov,
so it was there all the time. Shame on me, that I didn´t check the docs first.
But it´s not really renaming anything. It just gets added as a second hypervisor. Anyway, it should do the trick. Thank you, for pointing me in the right direction!