In my work i have 2 P595 server (P595A and P595B) i need to exchange one server from P595A to P595B and one from P595B to P595A, i know the best way to do this is make a mksysb copy of the system and restore it on another but, in this process i dont need to exchange all the server, only basic configuration like IP, hostname, users, and configuration files.
I need help in what files i have to change to transform one server to another, i realy need this help because the AIX Analyst on my work was fired and now, i have to do this work but i have a basic knowledge on AIX servers.
As we do not know your configuration at all we cannot tell you which files you need to take over. /etc/passwd, /etc/group for sure. You can change the hostname and IP from console window using smitty tcpip - minimum configuration where you can change the hostname in the same go. But generally I completely agree with dukessd - the one and only safe way to take over everything is do install from mksysb - or live partition mobility if your hardware / infrastructure supports that - so if everything is virtualized.
I can't use mksysb because i have no space left on the P595 machines to create a partition to restore the mksysb.
I realy need to exchange it.
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funksen, i dont use nas/san on it.
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Hi,
I completed this work basically changing the tcpip configurations, hostname and coping /etc/passwd, /etc/group /etc/auto_direct from one server to another, and backup the other vg and restore it.