AndresV
6 years agoLevel 6
Recovery Netbackup Master/Media server and MSDP
Hi guys, I have a Master/media (same server) is running in a Windows 2008 R2. I´m planning to move it to another blank hardware with windows 2012 I will keep same hostname and IP address (of course...
- 6 years ago
This might be confusing, but the troubleshooting guide is for troubleshooting and typically the easiest way to troubleshoot a problem is to use the same components that's my assumption why this guide is written this way.
Veritas will support a migration between Windows versions, see the relevant guide here: https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100022623.html
For your specific case, I'd suggest two things that will make the migration a bit easier:
- Don't store NBU catalog backup on MSDP itself. Put it on Basic or Advanced Disk or tape
- Make a record of MSDP pool credentials. You may need them to re-add the pool, there is a procedure to reset them but it's an additional step which is avoidable