Troubleshooting the Administration Console 95novdocx (en) 19 February 20102 Install the Administration Console on the new hardware, using the same DNS name and IPaddress.3 Restore the configuration. For instructions, see Section 2.3, “Restoring an AdministrationConsole Configuration,” on page 33.If you have secondary consoles, you need to re-create the replica ring. When you install secondaryconsoles, they are added to the replica ring of the configuration datastore. The Access Managerbackup script does not back up the replica ring information. It backs up only the Access Managerconfiguration information. The following instructions explain how you can re-create the replica ringwhen you install the primary Administration Console on new hardware.1 Perform a backup. For instructions, see Section 2.2, “Backing Up the Administration Console,”on page 32.2 Down any secondary consoles.3 Install the Administration Console on the new hardware, using the same DNS name and IPaddress.4 Restore the configuration. For instructions, see Section 2.3, “Restoring an AdministrationConsole Configuration,” on page 33.5 Remove any secondary consoles from the configuration:5a In the Administration Console, click Auditing > Troubleshooting.5b In the Other Known Device Manager Servers section, use the Remove button to removeany secondary consoles.6 Uninstall the secondary consoles. For instructions, see “Uninstalling the AdministrationConsole” in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP1 Installation Guide.7 Reinstall the secondary consoles as secondary consoles to the new primary console.6.7 Converting a Secondary Console into aPrimary ConsoleIn order for a Secondary Administration Console to be converted into a primary AdministrationConsole, a recent backup of the Administration Console must be available. For information on howto perform a backup, see Section 2.2, “Backing Up the Administration Console,” on page 32. Abackup is necessary in order to restore the certificate authority (CA).If the failed server holds a master replica of any partition, you must use ndsrepair to designate anew master replica on a different server in the replica list.WARNING: Perform these steps only if the primary Administration Console cannot be restored.This conversion includes the following tasks: Section 6.7.1, “Shutting Down the Administration Console,” on page 96 Section 6.7.2, “Changing the Master Replica,” on page 96 Section 6.7.3, “Restoring CA Certificates,” on page 97 Section 6.7.4, “Deleting Objects from the eDirectory Configuration Store,” on page 97 Section 6.7.5, “Performing Component-Specific Procedures,” on page 98 Section 6.7.6, “Enabling Backup on the New Primary Administration Console,” on page 103
