How to Configure IP Address for the Preinstalled Linux Backup Server

Note: This method is applicable to Arcserve Appliance for 9000 series and above.

For the preinstalled Linux Backup Server, by default, the backup server uses IP 192.168.10.2 to communicate with the Appliance Server. To understand how the preinstalled Linux Backup Server communicates with Appliance Server, refer to the network configuration introduction for the preinstalled Linux Backup Server.

To specify the IP address for the preinstalled Linux Backup Server, follow these steps:

1. Open the C:\Program Files\Arcserve\Unified Data Protection\Engine\BIN\Appliance\Configuration\Appliance.properties file.
2. Change the IP address of Appliance_IPAddress and Linux_IPAddress. For example, set Appliance_IPAddress as 192.168.100.1 and Linux_IPAddress as 192.168.100.2.
3. Notes:
   1. The IP address of Appliance_IPAddress sets to the network interface LinuxBkpSvr (Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter) used to communicate with this preinstalled Linux Backup Server.
   2. The IP address of Linux_IPAddress is set to the preinstalled Linux Backup Server.
   3. Ensure that Appliance_IPAddress and Linux_IPAddress use the IP address of the same sub network.
   4. After modifications, the content in the file looks as follows:
   5. DHCP_ENABLE=true
   6. AdapterName=LinuxBkpSvr
   7. Appliance_IPAddress=192.168.100.1
   8. Linux_IPAddress=192.168.100.2
3. Save the file.
4. Delete the C:\Program Files\Arcserve\Unified Data Protection\Engine\BIN\Appliance\dhcpdone.flag file.
5. Run C:\Program Files\Arcserve\Unified Data Protection\Engine\BIN\Appliance\User_Utilities\UpdateIcsHostAdapter.ps1 to reset the IP address for the network interface LinuxBkpSvr and the preinstalled Linux Backup Server.
6. Notes:
• The preinstalled Linux Backup Server gets shut down and restarts during the process if you change Linux_IPAddress.
• To share Internet from the production NIC adapter to the LinuxBkpSvr adapter, run the UpdateIcsHostAdapter.ps1 file. In case you want a specific NIC adapter to share its internet with the LinuxBkpSvr adapter, use the following registry tweak.
• Create the following registry key to provide the name of network adapter through which an Internet must be shared
• Path: "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Arcserve\Unified Data Protection\Appliance"
• Value Type: "String"
• Value Name: "IcsHostAdapter"
• Value Data: "<Adapter Name>"
6. After the above registry is changed, run the following command:
7. C:\Program Files\Arcserve\Unified Data Protection\Engine\BIN\Appliance\User_Utilities >powershell .\ UpdateIcsHostAdapter.ps1