Procedure to configure separate network for Management and Backup for Avamar

Below is the solution.

Below would be the procedure to add additional network interface for AVE.

 

1) Shut down AVAMAR Appliance

 

2) Create/Add a network interface card for AVAMAR from vCenter (Make note of MAC address in order to match it with Avamar)

 

3) Power on the AVAMAR appliance to discover the new interface added in and verify if the MAC matches.

 

dmesg | grep

 

make note of the ETHERNET card name. (Ex:- ETH1 or ETH2)

 

4) If administering a single node server, disable the unattended shutdown/restart feature by typing the following command:

 

dpnctl stop

 

5) Edit Probe.xml at the location /usr/local/avamar/var and add in the details of the interface accordingly as below 

 

      

      

    

6) Start the server

 

dpnctl start

 

7)verify the if the AVAMAR DB has been updated with the new interface details and IP

 

nodedb print

 

Best Regards,

Rahul