Migrating backup / DR traffic from one interface to another

emanuel — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:09:00 GMT

Hello all

My client's controllers are using a single interface for all activity and now would like to move their backups and mirrors on a "private" network.

If we create this private network, everything pings and connectivity is good, how can i get protection manager to change freeway lanes?

My thoughts would be like this:

1. Make sure on each controller has proper host table entries so that filers can ping those backup interfaces.

2. Suspend all activity in Protection Manager ( this way all current relationships stay in tact )

There is no way in Protection Manager to choose a controller's interface, do I have to ...

1. remove all relationships

2. perform a manual resync and update

3. import those relationships back into PM

Would this avoid re-baselining?

Re: Migrating backup / DR traffic from one interface to another

adaikkap — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:43:50 GMT

HI Emanuel,

For QSM and VSM to use specific interface set the following options.

[root@lnx ~]# dfm host set
Valid options are
hostLogin                 Login
hostPassword              Password
hostLoginProtocol         Login Protocol
hostPreferredAddr1        Preferred IP address 1
hostPreferredAddr2        Preferred IP address 2

Set this for the source filer and similarly for the destination filer also.

dfm host set <filername-or-id> hostPreferredAddr1= x.x.x.x

For SV relationships use the filer options.

ndmpd.preferred_interface disable

to an interface name like e0b or e0c.

Below is the FAQ on the same.

https://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/DFM_win/rel40/html/faq/index.shtml#_15.9

Even though this talks about backup manager this is applicable to PM created SV relationships too.

Regards

adai

[root@lnx186-226 ~]# dfm host set
Valid options are
hostLogin                 Login
hostPassword              Password
hostLoginProtocol         Login Protocol
hostPreferredAddr1        Preferred IP address 1
hostPreferredAddr2        Preferred IP address 2

topic Migrating backup / DR traffic from one interface to another in Active IQ Unified Manager Discussions

Migrating backup / DR traffic from one interface to another

Re: Migrating backup / DR traffic from one interface to another