Sorry,
while composing my question, I inadvertently clicked the send button before i 
was finished with it, so please ignore my previous posting, this is the correct 
one. Apologies.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Theurich [mailto:Michael.Theurich AT anitesystems DOT de]
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:49 AM
To: 'NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU'
Subject: upgrade networker 5.4 to 7.2 on new server, connect from old
clients


Dear experts,
my company is going to install a new backup sw version(7.2) on a new machine 
(Solaris8) with a new tape library, for about 5 clients(all Solaris8). For a 
limited time, we want to be able to restore files from the old backup system, 
therefore I want keep the old client versions for a while. Thus, my migration 
scenario is as follows:

current:
========
clients(v5.4) <----> serverA(v5.4)   save + restore to DDS3 tapes

intermediate:
=============
clients(v5.4) <----- serverA(v5.4)   occasional emergency restore from DDS3 
tapes
              |                      (using old indexes, shutdown serverB)
              |
              +----> serverB(v7.2)   save + restore to LTO2 tapes (starting 
with fresh indexes)

final:
======
clients(v7.2) <----> serverB(v7.2)   save + restore to LTO2 tapes


my simple question is: is it possible to use v5.4 clients to backup to a v7.2 
client, and to still be able to restore from a v5.4 client if need be.



thank you for any support.

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