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Clients Not Showing Up In Console but Updating Normally

Hi,

I recently performed a move of my Sophos Enterprise console to a new server. I went through the instructions listed in the most recent KB. Other than a small hiccup with getting the update manager configured, it all went well. I would like to decomission my old server soon, but I have run into a few errors on the new server so have been holding off.

1. My first problem was that I was not able to get systems to switch their updates to the new server using the "protect computers" function. While I can go through the steps, it doesn't show as if any other computers are connecting. When I go to the client, I see they are using the old server.

2. My remedy has been to run the installer on the client. Would be much easier if I could do it form the console, but after running the installer locally, I can see that it is using the correct update server and is updating normally.

3. Even after running the installer, I don't see the systems listed as "connected" in the Sophos Console (on old server or new server). I tried to uninstall all components first and manually do the install again, and once again, the updates are happening normally, but not showing up in the console.

so I am OK in that my clients are getting updates, but it's been a pain because nothing is showing up as connected. Firewall has been disabled, so I don't think it is a communication error. I do have separate VLANs, but I see this error even with computers on the same VLAN as the new enterprise server.

Anything that I should look into in terms of next steps?

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  • lil'bit of a mess - looks like the new server thinks it is managed by the old one, what's its RMS router type value? It should be "server" and no parent addresses set.
    Dunno how this could happen ... apparently the mrinit.conf is correct, I'd check the one in the SUMInstallSet share, uninstall SUM and RMS, then reinstall SUM. Not SOP, but then, something non-standard has happened to the installation.

    OK, I can give this a shot. We are talking about the new server, right?  I see Sophos Update Manager un the uninstall, but not Remote Management Server. Do you mean I should uninstall the entire Sophos Management Server?

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  • lil'bit of a mess - looks like the new server thinks it is managed by the old one, what's its RMS router type value? It should be "server" and no parent addresses set.
    Dunno how this could happen ... apparently the mrinit.conf is correct, I'd check the one in the SUMInstallSet share, uninstall SUM and RMS, then reinstall SUM. Not SOP, but then, something non-standard has happened to the installation.

    OK, I can give this a shot. We are talking about the new server, right?  I see Sophos Update Manager un the uninstall, but not Remote Management Server. Do you mean I should uninstall the entire Sophos Management Server?

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