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Manage Arcserve Backup Cluster Servers in an MSCS Cluster

The Server Configuration Wizard lets you perform various management tasks to specify how Arcserve Backup servers function in a cluster environment. In a cluster environment, these management tasks can only be made on the active node and must also be made for all nodes within the cluster. These management tasks include the following:

• Changing the database
• Promoting a member server to a primary server
• Demoting a primary server to a member server.

To manage the Arcserve Backup Cluster Servers in an MSCS cluster

1. Delete all cluster resources. For more information, see Delete Arcserve Backup Cluster Resources.

   All Arcserve Backup cluster resources are deleted.

2. From the Arcserve Backup home directory, run the cstart.bat utility to start all Arcserve Backup services.
3. From the Start menu, access the Server Configuration Wizard to run the ARCserveCfg.exe utility for the active node and make the necessary change. Do not check the "Last Cluster Node" checkbox on the last screen of the Server Configuration Wizard.
   • For more information about changing the database, see Specify a Arcserve Backup Database Application.

     Note: Local SQL Server is not supported when NEC CLUSTERPRO/ExpressCluster is used to make Arcserve Backup highly available.

   • For more information about promoting a member server to a primary server, see Promote a Member Server to a Primary Server.
   • For more information about demoting a primary server to a member server, see Demote a Primary Server to a Member Server.

   Note: When this utility is run on the first node within a cluster, it will run in the normal mode.

   The first "active" cluster node is configured for the new property and a new arcservecfg.ICF configuration file is created.

4. From the Arcserve home directory, run the cstop.bat utility to stop all Arcserve Backup services.

   All Arcserve Backup services are stopped.

5. Do one of the following:

   Windows Server 2003 systems:

   • Open the Cluster Administrator.
   • Right-click the group name and select Move Group on the pop-up menu.

   Windows Server 2008 systems:

   • Open the Failover Cluster Manager.
   • Right-click the service or application name and click Move this service or application to another node on the pop-up menu.

   Windows Server 2012 systems:

   • Open the Failover Cluster Manager.
   • Right-click the Arcserve cluster role name and click Move this role to another node on the pop-up menu.

   The status of the original node will be changed to "passive" and the status of the next node within the cluster will be changed to "active".

6. From the Start menu, access the Server Configuration Wizard to run the ARCServeCfg.exe utility for the new active node and make the necessary change.

   Note: When this utility is run again on any subsequent nodes in the same cluster, it will detect the existence of the arcservecfg.ICF configuration file and automatically run the utility in the cluster mode.

   The next "active" cluster node is configured for the new property.

7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for all remaining nodes in the cluster. When you are performing this configuration procedure on the last node in the cluster, check the "Last Node" checkbox on the last screen of the Server Configuration Wizard.

   All nodes in the cluster are configured for the new property.

8. Do one of the following:

   Windows Server 2003 systems:

   • Open the Cluster Administrator.
   • Right-click the group name and select Move Group on the pop-up menu .

   Windows Server 2008 systems:

   • Open the Failover Cluster Manager.
   • Right-click the service or application name and click Move this service or application to another node on the pop-up menu.

   Windows Server 2012 systems:

   • Open the Failover Cluster Manager.
   • Right-click the Arcserve cluster role name and click Move this role to another node on the pop-up menu.

   The status of the last node will be changed to "passive" and the status of the original node within the cluster will be changed back to "active".

9. Create all Arcserve Backup cluster resources manually. For more information, see Rebuild Cluster Resources Manually.

   The new Arcserve cluster resources are created.

10. Do one of the following:
    • Windows Server 2003 systems--From the Cluster Administrator, right-click the group and click Bring Online on the pop-up menu.
    • Windows Server 2008 systems--From the Failover Cluster Manager, right-click the service or application name and click Bring this service or application online on the pop-up menu.
    • Windows Server 2012 systems--From the Failover Cluster Manager, right-click the Arcserve cluster role name and click Start role on the pop-up menu.

    The state of the new Arcserve cluster resources is changed from Offline to Online.