System conversion to redundancy workflow

Description

The following is the sequence of high-level actions required to convert a standalone NFM-P system to a redundant system. Each link is a reference to a section in To convert a standalone NFM-P system to a redundant system.

Stages


1	Configure TLS and firewalls, as required; see Perform security preconfiguration.
2	Back up the NFM-P configuration files; see Back up configuration files.
3	Download the required installation files; see Download installation files.
4	Gather the system information required for the conversion; see Gather required information.
5	Close the unrequired NFM-P client sessions; see Close client sessions.
6	Back up the main database; see Back up database.
7	Stop the main server; see Stop main server.
8	Convert the standalone database to a primary database; see Convert standalone database to primary database.
9	Convert the standalone server to a primary main server; see Convert standalone main server to primary main server.
10	Create an Oracle management user account and configure the associated system parameters on the standby main database station; see Prepare new station for standby database installation.
11	Install the standby database; see Install standby database.
12	Install the standby main server; see Install standby main server.
13	If required, enable Windows Active Directory for client access; see Enable Windows Active Directory access.
14	If required, configure WS-NOC integration with the NFM-P; see Configure WS-NOC integration.
15	Start the standby main server; see Start standby main server.
16	Reinstantiate the standby database; see Reinstantiate standby database.
17	Use an NFM-P GUI client to perform sanity testing on the newly redundant NFM-P system.
18	Configure and enable firewalls, if required; see Configure and enable firewalls.