To replace a server with an existing LiveVault subscription, there are two methods:
- Restore the data to the replacement server, OR
- Manually copy the LiveVault files over to the replacement server.
1. Restore to the replacement server
- Install Windows on the replacement server.
- Install LiveVault agent on the replacement server.
- Run a restore from the existing server to the replacement server: select the "Restore" tab, click "New Restore", and select "Restore data over the internet".
- Decommission the existing server.
2. Manually copy over the LiveVault files
- Stop the LiveVault service on the existing server.
- Copy the data from the existing server to the replacement server, including the LiveVault data in the C or D drive.
- Install the LiveVault agent on the replacement server.
- At the prompt, select "Re-provision an existing server".
- Wait for the initial backup to run.
- Decommission the existing server.
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