We had to move a Netbackup 5.1 Master from one AIX master server to a
newer AIX master server with a new name from the old box. It required
Netbackup Consulting services to get it moved and fixed.
We also had to do the same thing for when a customer of ours decided to
go from Solaris 9 to Solaris 10 with Global Zones and the master name
was different than the old master name. That also required Netbackup
Consulting services.
It's not pretty, but it can be done. :-)
Thank You,
Dennis Peacock
EBCA
Acxiom Corporation
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Subject: [Veritas-bu] Netbackup Unix -> Linux migration
I currently run a Netbackup 5.1MP6 installation off of a Sun E450 that's
getting long in the tooth. As part of investigating my options for
upgrading both the HW and SW, I'm considering moving the master to Linux
both for cost and maintenance reasons (there's very few Solaris systems
left on our network). One option i'm considering is the possibility of
migrating the master to Linux first, and then worrying about Netbackup
upgrades later, so that the concern about hardware can be eliminted.
I've read that changing the master name is generally hard if not
impossible to do, and that you can't move between operating platforms
(UNIX & Windows) easily, but what about between UNIX (Solaris 9) and
Linux (RHEL, probably 5)? Could I build a linux box named the same as
the current Solaris master, install Netbackup 5.1 and MP6, and then do a
complete catalog restore/copy from the current master? I know I'd have
to reconfigure the tape drives & robot, but that's fairly simple to do.
My main concern is that if we do go to a new platform, I don't want to
lose the backup history and ease of restoring what we currently have on
tape.
Also, I know it's not considered a good/easy thing to do, but is there
any way at all other than bringing Symantec Consulting Services to
rename a master server? If so, that would go a long way towards
resolving some of the other issues we face...
Thanks for any assistance you can give!
Josh
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