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TR-BE2014's avatar
TR-BE2014
Level 5
4 years ago

Upgrade Windows Operating System

I'm preparing to upgrade the OS on my Backup Exec 21 server from Windows 2012 server to Windows 2016.  Any gotchas I should be aware of? It's a vm, so I'll create vm snapshot and I'll back up the cat...
  • RogRubin's avatar
    4 years ago

    There are no knows issue for BE either so the same sentence applies here too:

    There should be no issues with performing an upgrade of the server's operating system, as long as that operating system is supported as outlined in the Operating System Software Compatibility List.

    In your specific case as it is a VM and you are taking a snapshot of it, there is no need for any further action.

    For anyone else, I would recommend next to the catalog directory to copy / backup the Data folder within the Backup Exec directory as well.