Migrate off NetBackup 7.5.0.6 Windows 2008 over to NetBackup 10.2 on new hardware with Windows 2016

Hi sambols 

What I would suggest is the following (and due to the oldness of the versions and starting with a 32 bit OS, this will be painful). 

1. Build a Windows 2008 (or 2012) 64 bit server (using the same hostname as the current master).
2. Install the same version of NetBackup on that (7.5.0.6) and perform a catalog recovery from the old master.
3. Verify the rebuilt master works.
4. Upgrade NetBackup to version 8.0 on this new server. 
5. Build a new server running Windows 2016 (using the same hostname as the current master)
6. Perform a NetBackup catalog recovery from the Windows 2008 to Windows 2016. 
7. Upgrade NetBackup to 10.2 (it is possible direct from 8.0). 

Use version 8.0 as the interim NBU version as this is the first version that supported Windows 2016 as a NetBackup master/media server. To install/upgrade to version 8.0 you require a 64 bit OS. The final upgrade will be the simplest. Don't forget to review the upgrade guide for details on the NetBackup web service user and potential new database user - as the NetBackup database is converted from Sybase SQL Anywhere to PostgreSQL.

Make sure you review the upgrade guide for 8.0 - there are a couple of catalog migration tasks that are required as part of the upgrade and a NBDB rebuild. I'd suggest SORT, but I don't think it caters for such an old version anymore. If you also have MSDP in the environment, then there are some additional steps for converting this (first to 8.0, then again to 10.2). 

Again review the upgrade guides to make sure you understand the requirements. 

As for the tape library, once you have ocmpleted the upgrade use the wizard to add it back in.

Good luck
David