True, but the technote covers that as well :)

> Depending on how backups are written on the UNIX media servers, it may 
> be possible to import each tape one at a time into a Windows media 
> server, thus enabling restore capabilities. 
 

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>From what I read of the OP, I think he wanted to import a particular tape
that had the client's backup image on it.....NOT migrate the entire catalog
to the Windows Master.

Paul

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> Robert (Contractor) (J6B)
> Sent: February 18, 2005 7:30 AM
> To: 'Brzozowski, Dwayne'; 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] DR Test
> 
> 
> How to migrate a UNIX NetBackup server to Windows (or vice-versa) 
> http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/267137.htm
> 
> Details:
> The way VERITAS NetBackup (tm) server processes read and write the 
> database is completely different between (all) UNIX platforms and 
> Windows platform.
> This makes it technically impossible for a UNIX server to read catalog 
> databases from a Windows server. Thus, it is not possible to migrate 
> the catalog from UNIX to Windows and therefore is unsupported.
> 
> When migrating environment from a UNIX platform to Windows, you must 
> understand that the catalog cannot be migrated, so you will, in 
> essence, be setting up a complete new Windows environment, then moving 
> all clients to this environment. Backups and restores from here on 
> will be new. All old backups performed from previous UNIX environments 
> will not be migrated to the Windows server.
> 
> Depending on how backups are written on the UNIX media servers, it may 
> be possible to import each tape one at a time into a Windows media 
> server, thus enabling restore capabilities. It is also possible to 
> configure a UNIX media server alongside a Windows master server to 
> perform these manual imports of each tape. Please refer to the 
> NetBackup System Administrator's Guide for your specific version of 
> NetBackup for more information on importing images.
>  
> 
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> Brzozowski, Dwayne
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> 
> Hello,
> I/my group has been assigned an upcoming Disaster Recovery Test. I am 
> suppose to do something that I have never tried, but I hope someone 
> here has. I have a NetBackup 4.5FP4 client, running Solaris 7, which 
> backs up to a Solaris 9, NB FP4 master server. I also have an NT 
> master, separate from Sun master. I have been tasked with importing 
> the media for the Sun client into the Windows master. When/if that is 
> done, I then have to restore all databases to that client from the 
> Windows master. The client will have a fresh os and that's all.  Has 
> anyone ever done this or point me in the right direction? Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> Dwayne
> 
> Dwayne J. Brzozowski
> Department of Veterans Affairs
> Night Shift Supervisor-Unix Group
> Austin Automation center
> dwayne.brzozowski AT mail.va DOT gov
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