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ManuKM1's avatar
ManuKM1
Level 3
14 years ago

Netbackup Catalog Migration

Dear Experts,

Could you please explore feasibility of migrating the Netbackup catalog from windows MS(NBU version 6.5.1) to Solaris MS(NBU version 7.0)

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Paramu

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  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    14 years ago

    This can be done - pretty much any O/S to any other O/S as well as merging two catalogs or even splitting a catalog between two new Master Servers.

    It may be slightly more restrictive on NetBackup Version changes so yuou may need to get then closer together first.

    It needs to be done by an authorsied Symantec Consultant trained in catalog manipulation so you need to contact your Symantec agent to locate one for you

  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    Level 6
    14 years ago

    This can be done - pretty much any O/S to any other O/S as well as merging two catalogs or even splitting a catalog between two new Master Servers.

    It may be slightly more restrictive on NetBackup Version changes so yuou may need to get then closer together first.

    It needs to be done by an authorsied Symantec Consultant trained in catalog manipulation so you need to contact your Symantec agent to locate one for you

  • Gautier_Leblanc's avatar
    Gautier_Leblanc
    Level 5
    14 years ago

    As said Mark, it is possible to do that, but if you have merge operation, you need a trained consultant with specific support.

     

    If your question is "Can I move my database from a NetBackup 6.5 on windows to a empty NetBackup 7.0 on Solaris", it is more simple, and my answer is still yes. I give you the steps :

    1. upgrade you "source" Netbackup at the same NetBackup version thant you target Netbackup (exactly the same)
    2. Do a catalog backup on your source NetBackup (on a share disk for example)
    3. Recevery the catalog on the target NetBackup.
  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    14 years ago

    NOPE! Cannot be done!

    Catalog can ONLY be restored to same kind of platform: Unix/Linux to another Unix/Linux (e.g. Solaris to Linux)  or Windows to Windows (e.g. W2003 32-bit to W2008 64-bit).

    Another requirement for catalog recovery is to have the exact same installation path. This is simply not possible across platforms.

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH77447

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH77448

     

  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    Level 6
    14 years ago

    As per Mariannes excellent post it cannot be done using a catolog restore but I believe it can be done via a trained catalog manipulation enginner as per my initial post

  • Gautier_Leblanc's avatar
    Gautier_Leblanc
    Level 5
    14 years ago

    I'm sorry, I did it beetween the same OS type (Win 32bits to Win 64bits) and I thought it was possible on all OS.

    My apologies.

  • Filip_Hasa's avatar
    Filip_Hasa
    Level 4
    14 years ago

    Hi,

     I know it is posible. I have seen documents from symantec partner program for split/merge/move NBU domain.

    Hope this help.

  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    Level 6
    14 years ago

    As per my first post - just need a trained catalog manipulation engineer - contact your Symantec Rep to help locate your local one.

    Has your question now been answered? Please make a solution if it has