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[Veritas-bu] Import images from Aix to Windows

2005-09-14 23:06:02
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Import images from Aix to Windows
From: Harun.Jonathan AT berca.co DOT id (Harun.Jonathan AT berca.co DOT id)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:06:02 +0700
hi hermawan...please be carefull

this will very risky

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/267137.htm
DOCUMENTATION: How to migrate the NetBackup catalog information from one 
platform to another, such as UNIX NetBackup server to Windows or 
vice-versa.

To insure data integrity and seamless operation, this operation must be 
performed by Symantec Consulting Services. The NetBackup Consultants have 
developed a comprehensive methodology to handle a variety of 
reconfiguration scenarios, and can assist in navigating through the 
complexities of the procedure. Please contact a NetBackup Sales 
representative for assistance in engaging Symantec Consulting.  Please 
note, a migration of this sort must be a part of a conscious, planned, and 
permanent transition, and should not be part of a disaster recovery 
process or any part of a disaster recovery plan. 

Below the unofficial netbackup documentation

 
**** PHASE 1: Preparing the catalog ****

 1. Deactivated all policies and waited for the active jobs to finish.

 2. In my case there were used Inline Tape Copy to leave all backup images
a
 primary copy (copy1) on local disk. These disk images had to be expired
for
 the catalog to address the tape copies (copy2) as the "primary" copies


 3. Initiated Catalog backup twice to ensure that I had two separate 
copies


 4. Logically moved all tape media in the robot to "off-site" location.

 5. Decompressed the catalog

 6. Cleaned up the catalog (removed expired images etc.):


 7. Stopped all Netbackup deamons.

 8.  convert the database from binary to ascii


 9. Installed the new server with Windows by using a temporary server
 name/ip-address.

 10.FTP


 11. Downed and turned off the UNIX server (unplug network cable to avoid
 possible conflicts with the new server).


 12. Changed the server name and ip-address of the Windows server to the
same
 as on the (dead) UNIX server.

 13. Installed NetBackup 5.1 and all relevant option keys according to
normal
 installation procedures.

 14. Stopped all Netbackup services.

 15. Copied: database

 16. Moved all files from the temporary directory
 17.convert database from binary to ascii

 18. Deleted the catalog entry for the master server

 19. Restarted the NetBackup services..

 20. Controlled the integrity of the catalog, media-listings, volume
manager,
 restore browsing etc.

 21. opened bp.conf in notepad and manually pasted the configuration
options
 thru the Master Server Host Properties dialog

 22. Configured the robot and tape devices, and performed a Robot 
Inventory
 to update the media database.

 24. Tested restore of "old" data on several servers, wich was found OK.

 Additional "things" you will have to fix manually: master server backup
 policy, master server file exclusions, Catalog Backup config,
buffer-tuning,
 touch-files etc. Remember to copy your scripts if any...

 I take no responsibility for the outcome of the above procedure.
 Environmental issues not covered in this description may require
additional
 steps!

Best Regards

Harun Jonatan



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