The UGLY PLAN is working for me - and I'm on a 1 year retention. Just turn the 
old system off until it's needed. Then turn the new one off and start up the 
old for a restore. I'm told that as long as they're not both online 
simultaneously, there should be no licensing issue. If they're on at the same 
time, one will get disabled. Seven months and counting, I've only had to do 
this once.

Don Schwartz
Technical Support Analyst / Analyste technique de soutien
Telephone / Téléphone : (403) 292-7060
Fax / Télécopieur : (403) 292-5377
Email / Courriel :dschwart AT NRCan-RNCan.gc DOT ca

Shared Services Office / Bureau des services partagés
Natural Resources Canada / Ressources naturelles Canada
3303-33 St NW Calgary, Alberta T2L2A7
Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
 

)-----Original Message-----
)From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
)[mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Skinner, 
)Alan C Mr CTR USA IMCOM
)Sent: January 25, 2008 17:00
)To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
)Subject: Re: Migration
)
)Through discussions with others I like plan B. 
)From the Blackberry of Alan Skinner
)
)----- Original Message -----
)From: EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
)To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
)Sent: Fri Jan 25 18:46:10 2008
)Subject: Re: [Networker] Migration
)
)You have a number of options to you.
)
)Plan A - How does your Disaster Recovery plan work now?
)       If your server dies, what server do you restore the data to?
)
)Do you have a spare lab/restore server? Restore the dated data 
)to your lab server, backup it with your new Networker backup 
)server and make sure you specially label the old data as the 
)old data for your 60 day retention.
)
)Plan B - Add the 100 Tape Library & 2 SDLT Tape Drives to your 
)new backup server for restore purposes only (licensing issue? 
)Maybe EMC can give you a 60 day license while you migrate?)
)
)Plan C - Data Migration Services company There are companies 
)that specialize in data migration from old technology tapes to 
)new technology tapes.
)
)Plan D - THE UGLY PLAN
)       Maintain the old data (we're only talking 60 days), 
)with the old backup server/hardware/software and start backing 
)up your new data with the separate new server/silo.
)
)DO IT FAST, DO IT CHEAP, DO IT WELL...
)PICK TWO... /ALE
)
)-----Original Message-----
)From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
)[mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Skinner, 
)Alan C Mr CTR USA IMCOM
)Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 1:20 PM
)To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
)Subject: [Networker] Migration
)
)
)I am about to migrate (FROM) a Tape Library that houses 100 
)cartridges and two sdlt320 tape drives (TO) a 256 slot library 
)that houses 4 LTO3 tape drives.
)
)
)Here's my environment:
)Entire Windows 2003 shop
)       Backing Up about 30 Servers
)       2 month retention policy
)Running Networker 7.2.2 with exchange and sql modules.
)
)
)
)How do I migrate to the new but still have the capability to 
)restore from the old for the 2 months???
)
)Alan Skinner
)VTC Administrator
)Systems Administrator
)RAM, Inc.
)Fort Dix, NJ
)Office: 609-562-6039
)BB: 609-439-5823
) 
)alan.skinner AT us.army DOT mil
) 
)
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