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Tomas_Pospichal
Level 4
12 months ago

NB Master Server migration to the new HW

Hello, I would like to migrate my current NB Master Server 10.1.1 running on Windows 2012 R2 (VMware) to the brand new server running on Windows 2022 (VMware), whole env. includes over 20 Dell DataD...
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StefanosM's avatar
StefanosM
Level 6

robocopy is good. I was and still use synctoy.  A very old, not supported any more tool from microsoft.

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davidmoline
Level 6
12 months ago

Hi Guys

While rsync or robocopy was a good tool for this purpose some time ago, it becomes more complex these days with the web services, certificates and getting permissions correct. 

The NB Server Migrator tool does it all for you (migrate from one server to new with the same name) in a controlled manner, and all permission and certificate issues are covered - just read the fine documentation. 

I have used this with a couple of customers already without trouble, and until the time of the final migration, the original primary server can stay online and continue to run backups. 

The final warning is that performing a manual robocopy/rsync would not be supported, so if you do run into issues you would most likely be on your own. The NB Server Migrator tool is a supported method to perform a migration (and as a bonus you can also migrate to different platforms e.g Windows -> Linux). 

I think as a community we should be providing supported methods as solutions.

Cheers
David

  • X2's avatar
    X2
    Moderator
    11 months ago
    davidmoline wrote:

    I think as a community we should be providing supported methods as solutions.

    I agree with that davidmoline However, the NetBackup Server migrator tool being a relatively new tool, people using NetBackup for a long time eg. StefanosM already had their own methods to perform the migration.

    Another example is our setup: we have NetBackup installed on a separate mount point (SAN), so when migrating to new server, we install NetBackup on the new server and configure the same way as old (IP/network/SAN/FQDN) and then unmount the disk from old and mount on new. This has worked for user flawlessly. I will definitely look at the tool during our upcoming hardware refresh though. If it is easier and reliable, I will prefer it as it is supported.