Through discussions with others I like plan B. 
From the Blackberry of Alan Skinner

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Sent: Fri Jan 25 18:46:10 2008
Subject: Re: [Networker] Migration

You have a number of options to you.

Plan A - How does your Disaster Recovery plan work now?
        If your server dies, what server do you restore the data to?

Do you have a spare lab/restore server? Restore the dated data to your lab
server, backup it with your new Networker backup server and make sure you
specially label the old data as the old data for your 60 day retention.

Plan B - Add the 100 Tape Library & 2 SDLT Tape Drives to your new backup
server for restore purposes only (licensing issue? Maybe EMC can give you a
60 day license while you migrate?)

Plan C - Data Migration Services company
There are companies that specialize in data migration from old technology
tapes to new technology tapes.

Plan D - THE UGLY PLAN
        Maintain the old data (we're only talking 60 days), with the old
backup server/hardware/software and start backing up your new data with the
separate new server/silo.

DO IT FAST, DO IT CHEAP, DO IT WELL...
PICK TWO... /ALE

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From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of Skinner, Alan C Mr CTR USA IMCOM
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 1:20 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] Migration


I am about to migrate (FROM) a Tape Library that houses 100 cartridges and
two sdlt320 tape drives (TO) a 256 slot library that houses 4 LTO3 tape
drives.


Here's my environment:
Entire Windows 2003 shop
        Backing Up about 30 Servers
        2 month retention policy
Running Networker 7.2.2 with exchange and sql modules.



How do I migrate to the new but still have the capability to restore from
the old for the 2 months???

Alan Skinner
VTC Administrator
Systems Administrator
RAM, Inc.
Fort Dix, NJ
Office: 609-562-6039
BB: 609-439-5823
 
alan.skinner AT us.army DOT mil
 


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