Re: [Veritas-bu] Changing Windows master to Linux master

I actually just went through the process of going from a Windows master server to a 5230 appliance (SUSE Linux). I'm actually typing this reply as I sit in a WebEx session with Symantec and the professional service we used as there are a few leftover issues.

I will say this, if I were to warn you of anything, it would be to go ahead and restore any catalog archives you made before migrating. This has been the biggest headache so far. I really wanted to do this before we started but for several reasons outside of my control that could not happen.

Joe

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 3:24 PM, Dan Pritts <danno AT umich DOT edu> wrote:

scott.george AT parker DOT com

April 29, 2015 at 12:29 PM

If it is possible, I would run 2 parallel environments, one being your existing and the other being the new with your linux master. Start backing up to the new and keep the old around until all of your backup images expire. I went from an AIX master to Linux which is entirely doable without all of the professional services hubub, but it was easier to me to just migrate to the new through attrition.

This is what I did when faced with a similar situation.

The one caveat is you cannot share a media server between the two master servers. If you have only a single tape subsystem that cannot be shared between two hosts, that will limit your options.

In case the OP doesn't know this, FYI many libraries can do "partitioning" so that each server sees part of the library and some of the tape drives.

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Dan Pritts
ICPSR Computing & Network Services
University of Michigan
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