Tweaks & Settings
List of log files locations
Log files locations, by agent type: Agent type Log file location Windows replication agent %ProgramData%\Hystax\acura\LOG\repman.log %ProgramData%\Hystax\acura\LOG\hwragent.log.txt Linux replication agent /var/log/repman.log VMware replication agent ...
How to configure a new network interface for Acura's instance
Challenge Hystax Acura is based on Ubuntu 16.04, and there is a predefined scope of allowed sudo commands that are needed to set up a new network interface. Please refer to the KB article below if you are looking to perform this operation for an ...
How to continue using Acura after changing its public IP address
Challenge Acura requires a new public IP, and the replications should continue working as before. Solution This article covers the process from the start, so skip to #2 if you have already configured a new IP. #1 To change Acura's public IP: ...
How to check cloud performance in Azure
Task Check the performance of Azure cloud platform if you have noticed considerable delays or failures in Cloud Site creation or replications. The following test is useful if you would like to see the actual timings of cloud operations like resource ...
How to change network settings of an Acura instance in VMware
Challenge Hystax Acura for VMware is deployed as a virtual machine to a source ESXi host. It uses DHCP for its NIC by default. However, these default settings might not work in case the source VMware infrastructure doesn't have DHCP enabled or ...
How to configure custom replication agent settings when adding a new customer in the ACP
Task When a replication agent is downloaded from the ACP, it is injected with the current network information vital for connecting to the Acura instance and discovering machines for the given customer. Depending on the actual layout, Acura may be ...
How to change the hostname of a VMware replication agent
Task Change the hostname of a VMware replication agent. Solution The VMware replication agent hostname ("hwragent", by default) can be changed from the agents's console. Go to the agent command line by pressing the "To console" button in TUI. Edit ...
How to edit the "hosts" file of a VMware agent
Task Edit the "hosts" file of a VMware agent. Solution The "hosts" file of the VMware agent is mounted into the agent system and can be edited from its console. Perform the following steps: Go to the agent command line by pressing the "To console" ...
How to set volume exclusion for the Windows replication agent
Task Set a volume exclusion for the Windows replication agent. Solution In case there are disks on the machines that are not needed for replication, they can be excluded by setting certain parameters in the cbt.conf configuration file: 1. Stop the ...
How to install a custom smtp in order to send notifications from Hystax Acura
Task Install a custom smtp in order to send Hystax Acura notifications from a separate address. Solution You can configure custom smtp settings by following these steps: 1. Create a new hx_smtp file (<current directory>/hx_smtp) with settings using ...
How to change the name of the cloud agent image
Task Change the name of the cloud agent image Solution "Hystax_CATI" is the default Cloud Agent image name used while we deploy Hystax Acura. To let Acura use a different image name for an existing deployment, you can do the following: 1. Rename the ...
How to set a block device exclusion for the Linux replication agent
TaskSet a block device exclusion for the Linux replication agent. Solution In case there are disks on the machines that don't need to be replicated, they can be excluded by setting certain parameters in the cbt.conf configuration file. 1 Stop the ...
How to turn on debug logging for Hystax VMware Replication Agent
Task Turn on debug logging to perform advanced troubleshooting of Hystax VMware Replication Agent (HVRAgent) Solution Go to the agent console and create a flag to enable debug logging by creating a flag file with the following command: sudo touch ...
How to turn on debug logging for Hystax Linux Replication Agent
Task Turn on debug logging to perform advanced troubleshooting of Hystax Linux Replication Agent (HLRAgent) Solution Stop the HLRAgent service with the following command: sudo service hlragent stop Enable debug logs, set the value ...
How to change the disk label to disable the agent
Challenge The machine can't mount a disk and boot because a previous label is written in fstab. Cause This happens because the boot partition label was updated during the P2V conversion, but fstab entry points to the old label. Solution 1. Type your ...
How to change your password (manage passwords)
Task Change the password (manage passwords). Solution To change the password for the current user, perform the following steps: Click on the drop-down "Menu" list in the top right corner, select “Settings”. Click on the “Users settings” tab and reset ...
How to change network settings of an Agent in VMware
Challenge Hystax VMware Agent (HVRAgent) is deployed as a virtual machine to a source ESXi host. It uses DHCP for its single NIC by default. However, these default settings might not work in case the source VMware infrastructure doesn't have DHCP or ...
How to turn on debug logs for Hystax Windows Replication Agent
Task Turn on debug logging to perform advanced troubleshooting for Hystax Windows Replication Agent (HWRAgent). Solution HWRAgent is running as two separate processes - HWRAgent service and Replication Manager (Repman_x64.exe), so you need to turn on ...