No problem . The .f are binary files bat there are just files.  They have the 
same output.
just copy them. 
You have to use the same hostname.

stefanos


>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Rongsheng Fang <unixlifebox AT gmail DOT com>
>  Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU 5.x catalog format compatible between Linux 
> and        Solaris?
>  Sent: 16 May '07 23:06
>  
>  Great! I will be migrating from Linux to Solaris.
>  
>  Those .f files under /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images and
>  /usr/openv/volmgr/database are binary files. Are they compatible between
>  Linux and Solaris? When you do the migratoin, did you just copy them
>  over from AIX (or HPUX) to Linux and NetBackup can use them without any
>  tweaks?
>  
>  Thanks,
>  
>  Rongsheng
>  
>  smpt wrote:
>  > I've done AIX to Linux  and  HPUX to linux.
>  > I don't see why you can't do a solaris to linux, as netbackup databases 
> (for netbackup up to 5.x) is flat files.
>  >
>  > The only think you cant done is windows to linux (maybe with unix2dos)
>  >
>  > stefanos
>  >
>  >>  -------Original Message-------
>  >>  From: Rongsheng Fang <unixlifebox AT gmail DOT com>
>  >>  Subject: [Veritas-bu] NBU 5.x catalog format compatible between Linux 
> and         Solaris?
>  >>  Sent: 16 May '07 16:03
>  >>  
>  >>  Hi,
>  >>  
>  >>  Is the catalog format compatible between Linux and Solaris if both are
>  >>  running the same version of NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.x? I asked
>  >>  this question on this list before and got a couple of positive replies
>  >>  that said it was. Then I logged a case with Symantec support last week
>  >>  and asked about the Linux to Solaris migration. Here is what I got back
>  >>  from them:
>  >>  
>  >>  "NetBackup catalog and database format is not compatible between Linux
>  >>  and Solaris even if both are running the same version of NetBackup 5.x."
>  >>  
>  >>  Would somebody from Symantec or anybody who has done the migration from
>  >>  Linux to Solaris (or any other Unix platforms) kindly chime in and share
>  >>  your experience on this?
>  >>  
>  >>  Thanks,
>  >>  
>  >>  Rongsheng
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