Change server\interface that a Repository is located. (4047271)

You want to move a Repository to another server or another interface on the same server.

Useful for adding a second interface to a repository server and splitting up the load of multiple repositories going to the same server.

1. Download SQL 2005 Management Studio Express, on the vRanger server, from the following link.

http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Details.Aspx?FamilyId=C243A5AE-4BD1-4E3D-94B8-5A0F62BF7796&Displaylang=En

1. Start SQL Management Studio and connect to the vRanger database. The location can be verified, in vRanger, by looking in Tool\Options\Database.
2. Navigate to Databases\vRangerPro\Tables and right click on ‘dbo.Repository’ and select ‘Open Table’
3. Locate the repository by name the ‘DisplayName’ column and edit the entry in the ‘Address’ column. This will point the repository to the server\interface.
4. Close the table and press ‘Save’ if asked.
5. Restart the ‘vRanger Service’
6. If moving the repository, then make sure the entire root directory of the share is copied over to the new location, including the’GlobalManifest.Metadata’ file.
7. Start vRanger and verify the correct location in ‘My Repositories’ by right clicking on the repository you changed and select ‘Properties’