Hi Ed
This was one of my options, but I was unsure whether 3.4 would run on 2003
Server. Or if I was to install NBU 5.x (with same name) whether NBU
Catalogues relied on the previous OS !

Simon Weaver 
Technical Support 
Windows Domain Administrator 

EADS Astrium 
Tel: 02392-708598 

Email: Simon.Weaver AT Astrium.eads DOT net 



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From: Ed Gurski [mailto:ed AT gurski DOT com] 
Sent: 08 November 2005 14:41
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Re: NBU 3.4 Windows NT 4 to 2000/2003 (WEAVER, Simon)


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> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:26:21 -0000
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] NBU 3.4 Windows NT 4 to 2000/2003
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> Hi All,
> I am looking for some ideas or possible suggestions on this!
>  
> Presently, we are migrating all NT 4 Servers to a new Windows 2003 
> Domain. I have an NBU 3.4 on NT 4 that performs almost every backup 
> for all clients in the Network.
>  
> As the old NT Domain needs to be shutdown, I want to look at possible 
> ways to migrate NBU 3.4 to 2003. I have checked the veritas site, but 
> do not see any real migration methods to move from 3.4 and I recall 
> someone mentioning this was not going to be supported anymore, so I 
> know there is not going to be much assistance from Veritas.
>  
> Has anyone had any involvement in performing a migration from NT to 
> 2003 (or 2000).
>  
> Appreciate any opinions on this? I did think that I could use a NBU 
> 5.x Master Server and create new backup policies on this Server (which 
> is in a 2003 Domain).
>  
> Thank you in advance
>  
> 
> Simon
> 
The simplest and easiest way to do this is to think about this as a D/R
exercise, which then makes the task very simple. Here's what you do:

1) Install Windows 2003 and all applicable patches (reboot if necessary)

2) Install Netbackup as the Master (Use the same name as the old Master)

3) Install the latest NBU Maintenance Pack (if 5.1 use MP3A or MP4)

4) Do a complete manual catalog recovery. This will bring back all your
policies and configuration information. This is a raw recovery so the
command is issued like this:

bprecover -r ALL -tpath \\.\Tape1. <<--- the Catalog is loaded here

 

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