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Edit the IP Address for a New DSA

Edit the DSA IP Address setting to start using a new DSA in place of a retired DSA.

Perform this task when you move the DSA to a new server. For example, perform this task when a DSA server fails or you move the DSA to a new server for improved performance or storage space. Once you edit the IP address to match the new server, the switch to the new DSA is complete.

Notes:

• If you move a DSA to a new server, the data for the previous DSA is no longer available in reports.
• If you add a DSA instance instead of editing the IP address of a retiring DSA, the retired DSA still appears in the DSA list. Routers apportion data between all the DSAs in the list, so the routers continue to send some data to the retired DSA. Reports do not show the data that is sent to nonfunctional DSAs. To correct this problem, contact CA Support for assistance in deleting the obsolete DSA.
• If the DSA stayed on the same server, skip this task and go to Edit the IP Address of a Currently Connected DSA.

Follow these steps:

1. Install the DSA software on its new server and finish configuration--including firewall updates. For more information about this step, see the CA Network Flow Analysis Installation Guide.
2. Log in to the NFA console with an account that has administrator privileges for CA Network Flow Analysis.
3. Run and save copies of any reports that you want to use for archiving information from the previous DSA.
4. Display the DSA page in the NFA console user interface:
   1. Select Administration from the NFA console menu.

      The Administration page opens.

   2. Select System: DSA from the Administration menu.

      The DSA page opens and shows a list of the current DSAs.

5. Click Edit on the row for the DSA that you are replacing.

   The Edit DSA dialog opens.

6. Edit the IP Address value so that it matches the IP address of the new DSA server.
7. Click Test Connection.

   If the connection succeeds, the Test Success message appears.

8. Click OK in the Test Success message box.

   The message box closes.

9. Click Save in the Edit DSA dialog.

   The new IP address for the DSA is saved. The new DSA starts collecting, processing, and storing data. The data from the retired DSA is no longer available in reports.