Hello,
We are going to replace our clustered C600 series by C650 machines.
Since we have a rather complex firewall config I like to do a “in-place” machine swap.
What I’m planning to do is the following:
• Give the new machine IP addresses as our production machines have now
• Install the certificates on the new machine
• Shut down the listeners of the new machine
• Shut down the new machine
• Shut down the listeners on the old machine
• Wait until the queue’s are empty
• Remove the machine from the cluster
• Shutdown the machine
• Replace the C600 by the C650
• Connect only the management interface and boot the machine
• Check if the listeners are still stopped
• Connect DATA1 and DATA2
• Check if the connectivity is as expected (can I connect to my internal mail servers, can I connect to internet mail servers)
• Check if DNS is working
• Add the machine to the cluster.
• Check the configuration
• Start the listeners
I have a few questions:
• Is this a good / safe approach or am I overlooking something?
• Is it sensible to install the certificates while the machine is still stand-alone or will I have to do it after machine has become a part of the cluster? (it’s a terrible job so I like to do it only once)
• When I stop the listeners before shutting down the machine, will they stay stopped after booting the systems again or will they be started automatically?
All input / responses are appreciated. Thank you!
Steven
