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brandonj
Level 2
12 years ago

NetBackup upgrade options - deciding a plan of attack

Hi everyone! I am planning out the upgrade of NetBackup from 6.5.6 to 7.5.0.4.  I have several options to consider for this upgrade and I wanted to open the floor to the experts (I've been a forum ...
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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    12 years ago

    Use this TN for the migration to VM: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH77447

    Note that you have to migrate to same name and same NBU version, so, first install 6.5.6 on your VM, recover catalog, then upgrade to 7.5. Else, upgrade existing Master all the way to 7.5.0.4, then migrate.
    I suggest you use catalog backup to disk for this process. Ensure that this volume can be presented to VM as well.

    Good idea to migrate media server to new 64-bit hardware.
    Bear in mind that you will need to transfer all media and image ownership to the media server:
    bpimage -newserver <name> -oldserver <name>

    Consider introducing new media server on new hardware before you migrate master to VM.

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Marianne
Level 6
12 years ago

Use this TN for the migration to VM: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH77447

Note that you have to migrate to same name and same NBU version, so, first install 6.5.6 on your VM, recover catalog, then upgrade to 7.5. Else, upgrade existing Master all the way to 7.5.0.4, then migrate.
I suggest you use catalog backup to disk for this process. Ensure that this volume can be presented to VM as well.

Good idea to migrate media server to new 64-bit hardware.
Bear in mind that you will need to transfer all media and image ownership to the media server:
bpimage -newserver <name> -oldserver <name>

Consider introducing new media server on new hardware before you migrate master to VM.