I did several small (10 - 40 server) migrations from Networker to
Netbackup.  We simply installed the Netbackup client on top of the
(Unix/Linux) Networker client and started full backups one weekend.  We
kept the Networker hardware online for a year before decommissioning.
All of the Netbackup hardware was brand new so there was no need to move
the library.  No issues that I can remember.

-Jonathan

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Subject: [Veritas-bu] Migration from Networker


Hello All,

I have a very broad question about possibly migrating from Networker to
Netbackup.  I'm sure there are people here that have done it and I"m not
looking for many specifics, but rather some general items in terms 
 - how long it took from start to finish of when the project plan was
released to having no more backups running on Networker
- did you use swing equipment in terms of tape libraries, VTLS, and
deduplication appliances to make the switch
- what decisions were made about the legacy Networker system in terms of
either leaving one or two servers attached to tape for recoveries or if
the media was migrated to Netbackup using a third party?

We have had just brief discussions with Symantec but didn't know if
anyone out there has had experiences, caveats, gaps, etc. that they ran
into that they wanted to share.   

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dan
Medplus

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