Moving A Database To A Remote Appliance; Licenses - VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.1.1 Administration Manual

3 Ensure that the database mode is set correctly, as follows:
a Type the command:
/home/nlayers/Seneca/tools/appliance_conf.pl --status
b If the mode is not database correct it by typing:
/home/nlayers/Seneca/tools/appliance_conf.pl -mode=d
4 Make a note of the IP address of the remote database.
5 Run the appliance_conf.pl script on the Aggregator appliance:
a Edit the file /home/nlayers/Seneca/tools/remote.db.conf.
b Replace the existing IP address with the remote database appliance IP address.
c Run the appliance_conf.pl script with the –mode=g option by typing:
/home/nlayers/Seneca/tools/appliance_conf.pl -mode=g
6 Restart the appliance.
7 Clear the cache of your browser to prevent the possible appearance of incorrect information in the
displays, application errors, and other error messages when opening the ADM.

Moving a Database to a Remote Appliance

To move a database to a remote appliance
1 Backup the database from the existing database as described in "Product Support Packages" on page 34.
2 Copy the database backup file backup.db_dump-main-db_scheme_version-db_dump.gz to the Remote
Database appliance.
3 Restore the database on the Remote Database appliance as described in "Restore the ADM Database" on
page 36.
4 Log in to the database appliance as user root.
5 Type the following command to ensure that the database mode is set to the correct mode:
/home/nlayers/Seneca/tools/appliance_conf.pl --status
6 If the mode is database, continue with the following step. If the mode is not database, type the following
command to change the mode:
/home/nlayers/Seneca/tools/appliance_conf.pl -mode=d
7 Note the IP address of the remote database.
8 Continue to perform the steps described in "Adding a Remote Database to an Existing ADM Deployment"
on page 38.

Licenses

You must renew the licenses when:

reaching the expiration date

expanding the customer‐discovered network scope.
This procedure for uploading a new license must be performed following each:

initial installation

migration of ADM for 6.1.x release.

upgrade from ADM 6.0.x
It is not necessary to perform this procedure when upgrading from ADM versions 6.1.x or later.
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