-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of Nico De Ranter
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:10 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Media database gone after server
migration/upgrade

the man page for mmrecov says it should only be used when recovering to
the same version of networker as the one used to create the backup

"Use  the same release of NetWorker, and install it in the same location
as it was before the software was lost."

This is obviously not the case as I'm upgrading from 6.x to 7.3.2

I'm afraid it looks like an imcompatibility between Networker running on
Sparc and x86 platforms.  The original server is running networker 6.1.4
on Solaris 8 (Sparc). I tried upgrading on an interim machines (running
Solaris 8 Sparc) to 7.2.2 and then 7.3.2 and everything is still there.
However when I try to transfer the /nsr directoy to the new server
running 7.3.2 on Solaris 10 x86_amd the client indexes and media
database are suddenly gone.

The strange thing is that according to the log files the new Networker
sees the indexes e.g.

 Jan 10 10:42:49 server root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker index:
(notice) checking index for 'client1'
Jan 10 10:42:49 server root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker index:
(notice) /nsr/index/client1 contains 7209968 records occupying 1165 MB

But still if I use the old or new interface the client indexes are gone.

Nico

On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 09:57 -0500, Fazil Saiyed wrote:
> mmrecov may be best, however, there may be posibility of replacing
nsr\mm 
> folder from original and running nsrim type of cmd to fix this, 
> ultimately, mmrecov may have to be invoked if nothing works.
> dont forget to restart demons or services when needed
> 
-- 
Nico De Ranter
Senior System Administrator
Sony Service Center (NSCE)
The Corporate Village, Da Vincilaan 7-D1
B-1935 Zaventem, Belgium
Telephone: +32 (0)2 700 86 41 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 86 22

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Now you mention that your upgrade included an architecture change.  When
is Solaris not the same?  When you change architectures.  Sparc and x86
platforms are not interchangeable. 

No, you cannot Upgrade when changing architectures. All of your indexes
will need to be manually recreated with scanner, et al.  This has been
discussed at length in this list over the last year.


Patti Clark
Unix System Administrator - RHCT
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
<mailto:clarkp AT osti DOT gov>

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