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Consolidate Sophos

smileyca2002

Hi,

I have recently been asked to consolidate our current three sophos server into one server (move everything to server #3).  The configuration is below:

  • OS - Windows 2003 server R2, SP2
  • domain - one
  • servers - 3
  • Server #1 - manages computer group 1
  • Server #2 - manages computer group 2
  • Server # 3 - manages computer group 3
  • Each server has its own SEC
  • SEC version 3.11
  • SQL 2000 standard for each of the server

My questions are:

  1. Can you merge the three databased into one?  Since the data structure is the same for the three servers, can you use SQL import/export to add the addition data?
  2. Assumming the database can and has been "merged" into one, what do I need to do to make sure clients from server #1 and server #2 will talk/report  to the new (server #3).

Any help is much appreciated.

Diana

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    Hello Diana,

    I'll start with question 2. Iff the servers have been set up to use the same certificate (which is unfortunately rarely the case) then it's just putting a custom mrinit.conf in the CIDs and clients will "move" to the desired server.

    Q1: the databases can't be merged for a number of reasons. First and foremost the pivotal table numbers the computers sequentially (with the server having ComputerID 1).

    If the servers use different certificates you'd have to uninstall Sophos from the clients in two of the three groups.

    Christian

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    Hello Diana,

    I'll start with question 2. Iff the servers have been set up to use the same certificate (which is unfortunately rarely the case) then it's just putting a custom mrinit.conf in the CIDs and clients will "move" to the desired server.

    Q1: the databases can't be merged for a number of reasons. First and foremost the pivotal table numbers the computers sequentially (with the server having ComputerID 1).

    If the servers use different certificates you'd have to uninstall Sophos from the clients in two of the three groups.

    Christian

    :4618
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