Re: [foxboro] Upgrading Foxboro AW from P91, (Dell 2800), to P91,(Dell 2900), 2003 Server

  • From: "tjvandew@xxxxxxxxx" <tjvandew@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:54:43 -1000

Jack,
    Thanks for the feedback about being able to do a full restore to 
same vintage hardware. We haven't tested that yet but that was our hope 
in buying two identical P91 2900's for this critical box.  We had an 
underpowered 2800 with a single hard drive that was one of a kind and we 
were afraid that we would not be able to recover to another box in a 
timely fashion if it failed.  When you restore to the same vintage I 
assume you must take the Allied Telesys fiber NIC's out of the old box 
and put them in the new box to make it work without any further 
modifications.  Is that correct?
    You are absolutely right that the hostid, (ASCII string), cannot be 
found in any file on the hard drive.  We did a search of all files for 
the string which was something like "4460fbe1" and came up empty 
handed.  The AIM API Admin must interpret it from some other source for 
display in that application window based on DAY0 install information??
    Alex, we are interested to know if we, as users, can get to the "AIM 
Temp Code" pick on the website.  Maybe that is what Ed Larsen was 
responding to in his garbled message earlier.

Regards,
Tom VandeWater

Jack.Easley@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Tom,
>
> You can do a Symantec restore to a spare hardware of the same vintage. I
> have done this with a P92. So if you have duplicate hardware you bought
> at the same time as the original, you can use it to do a Symantec
> restore without a Day 0 install. I don't even think AIM re-licensing
> will be required, but haven't restored a box with AIM yet (except to
> same box).
>
> I think the AIM re-generator Alex refers to allows you to enter your old
> hostid and AIM license code to get a new AIM license code. The tricky
> part is that you must have your old hostid written down somewhere, as
> the only place I know to find it is in apiadmin on your original
> install. I don't think you'll find hostid in any files on your backup.
> Somebody correct me if I'm wrong on this.
>
> Alex,
> I don't find an "AIM Temp Code" pick under Support-Foxboro on
> http://support.ips.invensys.com/. I know I saw this at AIM training
> class, at least the part about requesting an AIM temporary license
> online. Are regular customers blocked from Aim Temp Codes?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jack Easley
> Sr. I&C Technician
> Luminant Power, Martin Lake Plant
> Phone 903.836.6241
> jack.easley@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of tjvandew@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 12:01 PM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [foxboro] Upgrading Foxboro AW from P91, (Dell 2800), to
> P91,(Dell 2900), 2003 Server
>
> Thanks Alex.  That is good news.  We bought a backup box to insure we
> would always be able to recover this critical server rapidly but since a
> backup from one box and restore to a new one is not possible using
> Symantec, you must do a Day0/Day1 on the new box in order to use it.
> This generates the new hostid  that requires new authorization codes be
> obtained.  I wasn't privy to the existence of the temporary auth codes
> and evidently neither was my Foxboro contact. You mentioned a code
> re-generator. How can I find and download that?  
> Thanks for your help. 
> Tom VandeWater
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Johnson, Alex P (IPS)" <alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:22:03 
> To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [foxboro] Upgrading Foxboro AW from P91, (Dell 2800), to
> P91,(Dell 2900), 2003 Server
>
>
> Re: AIM*AT Authorization
>
> Tom,
>
> It doesn't have to be awful.
>
> You can get a temporary code by going to the GCS website
> (http://support.ips.invensys.com), clicking on Support, clicking
> Foxboro, and choosing the AIM Temp Code pick.
>
> It will allow AIM*AT to run until the machine is rebooted or 90 days
> whichever is longer.
>
> Once you have your new codes, edit the file /opt/aim/bin/an_init.tcp and
> enter the new codes into it. It's pretty obvious what to change. I never
> use the GUI.
>
>
> There's also an AIM*AT Code Regenerator, but I've never used it.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>  
> Alex Johnson
> Invensys Process Systems
> 10900 Equity Drive
> Houston, TX 77041
> 713 329 8472 (desk)
> 713 329 1600 (operator)
> 713 329 1944 (SSC Fax)
> 713 329 1700 (Central Fax)
> alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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