Re: [Veritas-bu] Upgradation, Consolidation and then Migration :-Few Qu

One step to make it a bit easier: Instead of upgrading the media server and then migrating media to the master, why don't you migrate the media to the master at version 5.1, decomm that media server and THEN upgrade to 6.5 and 7.0? Less upgrade work with the same result.

I have migrated to new Master server hardware (solaris OS) by just standing up a new server and swapping the hostnames/IPs and copying over the data.

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Subject	Re: [Veritas-bu] Upgradation, Consolidation and then Migration :-Few Questions 5.1 to 6.5, windows 2k to win2k8

Hi, I agree with Simon, when retention is reasonable, you can keep one system or the old robot/media around if needed. However, if you have a system with many years or decades of retention, then you have the problem of keeping the images around. Justin. On Sat, 29 Jan 2011, WEAVER, Simon (external) wrote: > Pranav > Officially, the rule is, same server name and same OS. > > What I have found in the past is I can move Netbackup to different > Windows OS, providing the install path is identical. > However, Server name caused the biggest headache. > > I actually found that migrating from server1 to server2 and moving all > clients over was much easier. And I was still in a position to use the > old Master / Media servers if required as I could redirect restores. > > Officially, Tech Support cannot help. Symatec Professional Services > (they used to be called) can help with the migration you need. > But I went my own way, and to be honest, it was no real drama and the > benefit was a nice clean brand new environment. > Simon > > ________________________________ > > From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu > [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of pranav > batra > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 8:51 PM > To: Veritas > Subject: [Veritas-bu] Upgradation, Consolidation and then Migration > :-Few Questions 5.1 to 6.5, windows 2k to win2k8 > > > > Hello Geeks, > > We have one Master Server( NBU 5.1 MP3) + one media server ( NBU 5.1 > MP3). > Both are on windows 2000 SP4. > > Now our task is to upgrade master server to 6.5. > Upgrade media server to 6.5. > Decommison the media server and move all the media to master server. > > > Recover the catalog to another server that would be windows2008 with a > diffrent name: > > Steps we have made for this project : > > > 1) Upgrade both master and media to 5.1 Mp7. > 2) Upgrade master to 6.5 > 3) Upgrade media to 6.5 > 4) Decommison media server and move all media to master server. > 5) Recover the catalog to new server with a different name.( win2k8 box) > > Some questions that I have are : > > 1) Can we recover the catalog of windows 2000 machine to windows 2008 > :-As both will be a diffrent hardware ??? > 2) Even the name of the machine to which we have to recover the catalog > is different:-What all steps we should follow for this ? > > Please suggest with your inputs as this a critical activity for us. > > Thanks in Advance !! > > Pranav > > > > > > > > This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential > and/or privileged information or information otherwise protected > from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please > notify the sender immediately, do not copy this message or any > attachments and do not use it for any purpose or disclose its > content to any person, but delete this message and any attachments > from your system. Astrium disclaims any and all liability if this > email transmission was virus corrupted, altered or falsified. > -o- > Astrium Limited, Registered in England and Wales No. 2449259 > Registered Office: > Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AS, England > _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT eduhttp://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu

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Re: [Veritas-bu] Upgradation, Consolidation and then Migration :-Few Questions 5.1 to 6.5, windows 2k to win2k8