[Veritas-bu] NBU Server Upgrade

My current NBU server has lost its warranty coverage and instead of paying for more coverage, I was given a new server that has a warranty intact. I need to upgrade to this newer server so I just wanted to get some guidance on the procedure to do so. The current setup is a Dell 2950, running Server 2003 and NBU 7.0. There is tape storage attached to the current NBU server, via a SCSI card. The new setup will be in a newer Dell 2950, running Server 2008 and NBU 7.0. I will need to transfer everything (db’s, images, tape storage, etc.) to the new server. Below are some instructions I found online. Please comment, add or take away. This will be a first-time “recovery” for me, so any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Recovery When Windows is Intact

Master Server Disk Recovery for Windows

Before starting, verify that you have:

NetBackup server software for Windows

The latest NetBackup catalog backup on tape or disk

Determine the install_path in which NetBackup is installed.

By default, NetBackup is installed in C:\Program Files\VERITAS

Recovering the Master Server (Windows intact)

To recover the Master server with the operating system intact

1. Partition the disks as they were before the failure.

2. Install NetBackup server software. However, do not configure any NetBackup policies or devices.

3. Install any NetBackup patches that had previously been installed.

4. Update the external mapping files.

5. Enable debug logging by creating the following directories:

install_path\NetBackup\logs\tar

install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpinetd

6. Start the NetBackup Client service and stop all other NetBackup services. Use the NetBackup Activity Monitor, or the Services application in the Windows Control Panel.

7. Use the bprecover command to recover the NetBackup catalogs: Choose one of the procedures under “Recovering the NetBackup Catalogs for Windows ” on page 544.

8. When catalog recovery is complete, start the NetBackup services that are not already running. Use the Activity Monitor, or the Services application in the Windows Control Panel.

Master Server Disk Recovery for Windows

Caution: In step 9, do not restore files to the install_path \NetBackup\db, install_path \NetBackup\var , or install_path \Volmgr\database directories. These directories were recovered instep 7 and overwriting them with regular backups will leave the catalogs in an inconsistent state.

9. Restore all other files:

a. Start the NetBackup Administration interface on the master server.

b. Start the Backup, Archive, and Restore utility.

c. Browse for restores and select the partitions that were lost.

d. Deselect the install_path \NetBackup\db, install_path\NetBackup\var and install_path\Volmgr\database directories (see the caution above).

e. Start the restore.

10. When all partitions are restored, check the debug logs in the directories created instep 5. If there are any ERR or WRN messages, resolve the problems before proceeding.

11. Reboot the system. This replaces any files that were busy during the restore. When the boot process is complete, the system is restored to the state it was in at the time of the last backup

James McDonald

System Administrator

SAIC - IISBU

410-312-2232

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