First determine how many tapes you’re talking about. If it is only a few (less than 20 maybe) you could import them and be done with it. Alternatively you could copy the /usr/openv/db/images directory to the 7.1 master and keep the tapes stored somewhere in case of a restore request. This assumes that the retention levels are the same on the two systems. You add the tapes to the emm/media database manually and assign an infinite retention level so that when a restore request comes in it will know what tape to ask for at which point you could put the write protected tape in the library for the restore. Periodically you could check to see if the images have expired and re-use/delete the tapes as required. This is mostly a manual job, but it should at least allow you to have access to your restores.
I’m sure if I’m wrong many others will come up with better/other suggestions.
From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Lightner, Jeff
Sent: 18 August 2011 22:57
To: VERITAS-BU AT MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN DOT EDU
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Redeploying old master server as a media server
The HP-UX master server we had for 6.5.4 NBU was replaced with a RHEL6 master server for 7.1 NBU.
We left the old master running for the past few months mainly to allow for standard expirations and vaulting reports for returns of our 90 day images
We’re now wanting to redeploy the HP-UX server to be a media server for the new 7.1 environment.
Prior to doing that I need to generate some reports of longer term (e.g. a year, infinite) retention media that can be used to determine how to import the old media into the new master. (e.g. bpmedialist, bpimmedia, other?)
I’m wondering if anyone has done something similar and if so if they’d care to share the reports they chose to run and/or steps they took for redeployment and importing the old media? (We obviously can’t restore the old catalog to the new master.)
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