What steps are needed to clone a all-in-one Uniprint server?

Question :

What steps do I need to clone an all-in-one Uniprint server?

Answer :

1.  Power off the server.

2. Clone the computer using the mechanism of your choice.

3. Presuming this is a Virtual Machine, disable the NIC before powering it on.

4. Power on the machine.

5. Login to the console of the machine.

6. Change the hostname and IP Address as needed.

7. Open SQL Management Studio and update the "servers" Table.

   Option #1

   1. First locate the server_id

      USE pharos

      SELECT server_id FROM servers WHERE hostname = "your.server.name.here"

   2. Update the Table with the new hostname of the server using the server_id value from above.

      USE pharos

      UPDATE servers SET hostname = "your.new.servername" WHERE server_id = X (X is the value from above)

   Option #2 (presumes you have simple knowledge of how to SQL Server management Studio)

   1. Using SQL Management Studio connect and locate the "pharos" database.

   2. Right-click on the datbase and select "Edit top 200 rows..".

   3. Locate the row with the old server hostname and edit it directly b y typing the new server hostname in its place.

   4. Exit the TAB/Windows that opened and the change will be saved.

8. Open the registry on the machine and navigate to the keys below and update them with the new hostname of the server.

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pharos\MachineName

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pharos\Database Server\HostAddress

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pharos\Database\Server Name

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pharos\Edi\Server

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pharos\Edi\BackupServer

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pharos\License Server\HostAddress

   NOTE : If you have other components like gateways or Mobile Print installed on this single server there potentially be other registry keys under the bas key below that may need to be updated with the new hostname. This article does not include those keys however you can go through everything under the base key and locate them to be changed.

   Base Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pharos

9. Enable the NIC and restart the server.