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Re: [Networker] Migrate different server and tape technology
2005-10-18 14:12:28
Rick Caldwell wrote:
I'm going to migrate to a new server and have questions about how to go
about it. They are both Solaris systems - the old server is running
version 6.1.2 of networker with a 8 slot DLT autochanger on it. I'll be
installing networker 7.2 on the new server and it has a 17 slot LTO 2
drive.
I suggest that 7.2.1 would be a better choice.
I have several months of backups on the old DLT's that I would
like to save so I'm not sure how to do the migration. I only have a
license for 9 slot autochanger
Are you trading this in for a larger autochanger licence?
so if I move the old DLT autochanger to
the new server in addition to the LTO autochanger I'm not sure how I can
access the old tapes to do recoveries. Is there a way to do this or
does it require a new license?
I'd rather not buy a 2nd autochanger
license for the few months that I need access to the old tapes so not
sure if there is some other way to do this. I don't know if the
networker license would let me access the DLT drive as just a DLT and I
could manually work the autochanger to select tapes since this doesn't
happen often.
Yes you could certainly do this. You would not be defining the second
library as a jukebox, just as a DLT drive. You could possibly use one of
the eval jukebox licences from the media kit for a short time either.
Also looking through the manual I don't see info on how
to migrate the old indexes over to the new machine - can I just copy
over the old nsr directory tree and install as if I were doing an
upgrade?
Yes you can do this. You will have one or two things to patch up if you
are also using a new name, such as all the server indices being stored
under a different name, and things like server client ID. If you can, it
would be a good idea to re-use the name of the old server, but of course
then they won't be able to co-exist and run NetWorker on your network at
any time.
Will I have a problem with this since the tape drive is now
the new LTO autochanger?
No, you can delete the old drives and autochanger, then jbconfig the new
one. No problem.
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