Hi
Well back in the 3.4 days I had to do this...... From memory I done roughly
the following AFTER I don't a complete FULL CATALOGUE Backup of the Server
and had a Full Backup of the Media Server root drive

1) Media for this decommissioned Media Server to be related to the Netbackup
Server
2) Ensure your catalogue backup has no reference to this media server
3) update storage units from ALL policies that used this Media Server
4) Physically REMOVE the Media Server from Netbackup, but DO NOT uninstall
the software on the server yet!!!
5) Change / amend / reconfigure Netbackup so it knows nothing about this
Media Server
6) Wait maybe a few days or so ensure Netbackup behaves (this is optional
step but its what I done)

You will need to use BPMedia to move the tapes from the old server to a new
one (or current)

The MOST IMPORTANT step, is to ensure Netbackup knows nothing more about
this Server before you uninstall or remove it from the physical box!

Hope this is of some help! I don't think I missed anything out !!


Simon Weaver 
Technical Support 
Windows Domain Administrator 

EADS Astrium 
Tel: 02392-708598 

Email: Simon.Weaver AT Astrium.eads DOT net 



-----Original Message-----
From: kdeems AT parker DOT com [mailto:kdeems AT parker DOT com] 
Sent: 03 March 2006 18:49
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Decommission



I have a Windows 2003 media server that I want to decommission.  The media
server has some issues; hence I can no longer backup the server using its
own storage-unit,  I am now using the Master servers storage unit.  I've
decommissioned media servers before, but never one in this state.

My main concern here is moving the media or how to handle the media in case
it's needed at some future point in time.  When I run the bpmedia -bpmove
command the I get an error message that the media is not found in the DB; no
doubt due to issues with the media server. I don't own the media server so I
cannot fix; a political thing.  Any recommendations or ramifications? Again
my focus is to move the media, then decommission the media server.


Thanks



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