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inn_kam
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12 years ago

Is it Necessary to Use Image Meta Data Process ,when upgrading NB6.5.4 To NB7.5.0.3

Please help me ,

1.Is it Necessary to Use Image Meta Data Process ,when upgrading NB 6.5.4 To NB 7.5.0.3

2. Is only Catalog hot backup not enough for upgrading?

 

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  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    12 years ago

    Did a Windows one yesterday and smooth as a nut! - doing another one next week so hope it goes as well!

    First i upgraded OpsCenter and patched to OpsCenter 7.5.0.3 - and then shut it down (opsadmin stop)

    I disabled all policies, deactivated all media servers, deactivated all disk staging etc. and shut down NetBackup

    So I then did a custom upgrade to 7.5 selecting not to start the services after the install

    Added all my V7.5 keys during this (main one at the start, all the rest on the last screen)

    As soon as it finished i did a bpdown to be totally sure

    I then installed 7.5.0.3

    When it finished the install i ran:

    nbemmcmd -listsettings -brief -machinename <masterservername>

    And looked at the SLP_DSSU_MIGRATION_STATE. When it changed from 0 to 1 you know phase 1 is complete

    I then ran bpimage -cleanup -allclients (as one was not already running) and waited for that to finish (appears in activity monitor) and again kept an eye on the nbemmcmd command but this time watching for LIST_FS_IMAGE_HEADERS to change from a value of 1 to 0

    Once that one is zero you are good to go - you can now upgrade your media servers and re-enable everything

    Hope this helps

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  • Andy_Welburn's avatar
    Andy_Welburn
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    1. Is it Necessary to Use Image Meta Data Process ,when upgrading NB 6.5.4 To NB 7.5.0.3

    Do you mean this?

    During the upgrade to NetBackup 7.5 the Image Metadata is moved into NBDB

    If you currently use NetBackup 6.x, 7.x  and plan to upgrade to version 7.5, be aware that NetBackup version 7.5 contains many changes ... one such enhancement  ... is the move of the Image Metadata from the existing flat file structure,  into the NetBackup NBDB database.

    ...

    The move of the Image metadata into into the NBDB database is carried out during the upgrade and also as a post upgrade job.

    & this

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH173229

    Prior to NetBackup 7.5  the image header files where located in the following directory.

    WINDOWS : <install-path>\VERITAS\NetBackup\db\images\

    UNIX :  /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images

    During the  upgrade process to Netbackup 7.5,  this information will no longer be kept here,  but instead will be moved into the NetBackup NBDB database.   To ensure the upgrade to NetBackup 7.5 does not take too long,  only a small subset of images will be moved into NBDB during the actual upgrade.  The rest of the images will be moved during the next cleanup job,  after the upgrade is complete.

    Can't see it as being avoided! ;)

    Symantec NetBackup 7.5 Upgrade Guide

     

    2. Is only Catalog hot backup not enough for upgrading?

    Not sure where you're going here ....

  • inn_kam's avatar
    inn_kam
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    Thanks for Link having 

     

    OPTION 1:  Before upgrade to NetBackup 7.5

       If you want to choose to move all image header information into the NBDB database :

       Prior to upgrade to NetBackup 7.5 with previous version of NetBackup still installed,  create touch file

                Touch File:  MERGE_ALL_IMAGE_HEADERS

                Windows :  <install-path>\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\

                Unix :  /usr/openv/netbackup/bin

     

    OPTION 2: Post upgrade to NetBackup 7.5

        Instead of creating the touch file,  run a catalog cleanup manually after the upgrade to start the move of all images into NBDB.

    Windows : <install-path>\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpimage -prunetir -allclients -cleanup

    Unix :  /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpimage -prunetir -allclients -cleanup

     

    OPTION 3: Post upgrade to NetBackup 7.5

       You can use cat_import command to import all image metadata for all clients or individual clients in parallel. 

       To import all clients:

        Windows:   <install-path>\Veritas\NetBackup\bin>cat_import  -all  -delete_source -base <install-path>\NetBackup\db

        Unix :  /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/cat_import -all -delete_source -base /usr/openv/netbackup/db

      

       To import 1 clients images at a time:

          Windows:   <install-path>\Veritas\NetBackup\bin>cat_import  -client  <clientname>  -delete_source -base <install-path>\NetBackup\db

           Unix :  /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/cat_import -client  <clientname>  -delete_source -base /usr/openv/netbackup/db

     

     

    1.Yes andy i mean this, i have read all of it , its long process. my practice before is only catalog backup then upgrade ,then recover the catalog

    is only one command from above is enough for metadata process?

    Unix :  /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpimage -prunetir -allclients -cleanup

    2.ok

  • Andy_Welburn's avatar
    Andy_Welburn
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    That's what it says - have a good read of the Upgrade Guide and the links etc in the 7.x Upgrade Portal

    There's also a lot of info on this forum & one I've just spent a few minutes trying to find from Martin:

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/can-we-directly-upgrade-netbackup-65-nb75#comment-7530151

    Yes, but do not go to 7.5, goto 7.5.0.3  (there is a bug in 7.5)

    Upgrade 7.5 but DO NOT start the processes.

    Then add the 7.5.0.3 patch, after which it is safe to start NBU.

    Unfortunately it's a procedure I've no direct experience of so cannot advise in that regard .... :(

     

  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    Did a Windows one yesterday and smooth as a nut! - doing another one next week so hope it goes as well!

    First i upgraded OpsCenter and patched to OpsCenter 7.5.0.3 - and then shut it down (opsadmin stop)

    I disabled all policies, deactivated all media servers, deactivated all disk staging etc. and shut down NetBackup

    So I then did a custom upgrade to 7.5 selecting not to start the services after the install

    Added all my V7.5 keys during this (main one at the start, all the rest on the last screen)

    As soon as it finished i did a bpdown to be totally sure

    I then installed 7.5.0.3

    When it finished the install i ran:

    nbemmcmd -listsettings -brief -machinename <masterservername>

    And looked at the SLP_DSSU_MIGRATION_STATE. When it changed from 0 to 1 you know phase 1 is complete

    I then ran bpimage -cleanup -allclients (as one was not already running) and waited for that to finish (appears in activity monitor) and again kept an eye on the nbemmcmd command but this time watching for LIST_FS_IMAGE_HEADERS to change from a value of 1 to 0

    Once that one is zero you are good to go - you can now upgrade your media servers and re-enable everything

    Hope this helps

  • inn_kam's avatar
    inn_kam
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    tHANKS A LOT Marks solution

    its great

    i will try all these steps then told u, it seems excellent

  • inn_kam's avatar
    inn_kam
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    Thanks a lot Marks Solution , i ran those commands practically , after upgrading NB 6.5.4 to NB 7.5.0.3 ,then activate media server , and policies and all, now upgrade successful

    following is the screen shot after running bpimage and nbemmcmd command

    Red mark showing status of SLP_DSSU_MIGRATION_STATE. When it changed from 0 to 1

    LIST_FS_IMAGE_HEADERS   change from a value of 1 to 0