Thanks Tim,
Our largest client index is 53GB, almost twice the amount of available
free space on the partition (next largest is 20GB), so I think the
conversion could run out of space while converting the large client
index.. We used to run our Networker Servers on HPUX, which made it easy
to relocate a large client index simply by moving it to a filesystem
with more space and then setting up a link from the old location to the
new one.. How easy is that to do on a Windows based server ?? Can we
simply move it to another partition with lots of free space and then
update the index path location for that client in the GUI ?, then when
the conversion happens , it will have space to convert that clients
index ?
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Tim Mooney
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 2:09 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Upgrade from 7.2 - 7.4 question
> 
> In regard to: [Networker] Upgrade from 7.2 - 7.4 question, 
> Goslin, Paul...:
> 
> > We're planning to upgrade our Networker Server from 7.2.2 to 7.4.2 
> > soon due to EOSL of 7.2.x at the end of this month (Win2003 
> server SP2).
> > Would the fact that the partition that holds our indexes & media 
> > database is 136GB with only 30GB free be a problem for the upgrade ?
> 
> Not necessarily.  The rule of thumb that used to work (I 
> think it still does, but I could be wrong) is that you want 
> at least as much free space as your largest client index + 
> some small amount of additional space.  If your largest 
> client index is 5 GB, then having 7 GB free in your index 
> filesystem should be enough.  Obviously having lots of free 
> space is better than cutting it close.
> 
> The media database is generally insignificant in size, in 
> comparison to client indexes, so you usually don't need to 
> worry about the size of the media database.
> 
> Tim
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