Thanks Simon  :D 

WEAVER, Simon \(extern... wrote:
> Mick
> Not long at all - Maybe 2 mins max per Server really.
> Simon 
> 
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> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of MickS
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 3:01 AM
> To: VERITAS-BU < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] FINALLY DONE!!! 5.1 -> 6.5.2 Upgrade !
> 
> 
> Hi Simon
> I'm planning a similar upgrade and would appreciate any input you have
> on timings. In particular how long did nbpushdata  take ?
> 
> Cheers
> Mick
> 
> 
> WEAVER, Simon \(extern... wrote:
> 
> > All
> > Just wanted to share with you my experience of the in place upgrade 
> > for NBU 5.1 MP7 to 6.5.2 Original Plan: Upgrade Master only, then do
> > 
> SAN Media Servers at a later date.
> 
> > However, due to issues with one Media Server and the nbpushdata
> > 
> command having problems communicating with one Media Server (Even though
> NBCC worked like a charm!), an issue had arisen that required Symantec
> Help! 
> 
> > In the end, it was easier to do an inplace upgrade for everything (Did
> > 
> not make me popular but its done!) and so far its gone ok-ish! 
> 
> > Main problem was 1 Media Server was offline, refused to do restores or
> > 
> backups. Turned out it was only Active for disks. Problem tied down to a
> corrupt ltid and oprd processes. These got repaired by a manual
> replacement of the files. No idea why it happened, as the box in
> question installed and upgraded flawlessly! 
> 
> > One major problem I have seen is with my Win2k3 Active/Passive Mail
> > 
> Cluster. Now reading some notes, its clear something has changed in
> terms of how 6.5 handles Virtual Server Names, but if anyone can shed
> any light on this, it would be appreciated. 
> 
> > The 5.1 Topology used to show the NODE1 and NODE2 as physical SSO SAN
> > 
> MEDIA SERVERS. I used the command BPSTUADD to create a Virtual Storage
> Unit called MAIL. This used to appear in the topology of Activity
> Monitor. 
> 
> > Now, it appears, when I run the backup, the topology shows the Virtual
> > 
> Name MAIL as a Computer Icon. As if it is doing the backups over the
> LAN. Worse still, the throughput is showing speeds as if it is LAN Based
> Backups !! 
> 
> > Not sure why this has happened, but if anyone has a Mail System in a
> > 
> 2-node cluster and was on 5.1 and now moved to 6.5, I would be
> interested to hear how yours is working! 
> 
> > Thanks !  
> > Regards
> > Simon
> > 
> 
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