01-26-2016 05:41 PM
Hi,
Customer is planning to upgrade their backup exec 12.5 to 2014 and to migrate to a new server.
Would you recommend to upgrade the backup exec first to current server then migrate to new server or to migrate first then perform upgrade?
Current Server:
Memory 12 GB
OS Microsoft Server Standard 2008 SP2
Processor : Intel Xeon X5550 @ 2.67 GHz 16 CPUs
New Server will be Win 2008 R2
Memory of 16GB
Library: HP MSL G3 Series
Drive: Ultrium 4-SCSI / Firmware version (H58W and H68W)
Do we need to replicate/migrate existing BE 12.5 to new server with the Library attached to new server?
Can we attach the library to new server after the migration?
Thanks!
01-26-2016 09:21 PM
01-26-2016 11:44 PM
You will have to upgrade first since BE 12.5 isn't compatible with Win 2008 R2. So upgrade to BE 2014 on the existing server and then migrate across.
Upgrading from BE 12.5 to BE 2014 is a straight-forward upgrade process. You can also refer to the section titled "About upgrading from previous versions of Backup
Exec to Backup Exec 2014" from the BE 2014 Admin Guide.
01-27-2016 07:47 AM
Is your tape library using a SCSI or a SAS interface?
Make sure that the HBA in the new server is supported (i.e. not a RAID HBA) See http://www.veritas.com/docs/000038683
01-27-2016 06:12 PM
Please correct if I am wrong, SQL 2008 is the SQL instance installed by BE 12.5, right? During upgrade, BE 2014 will install SQL 2008 R2 will this consolidate the jobs and catalogs from BE 12.5 with SQL 2008?
Customer wants to use SQL 2012 or SQL 2014 to new server, is this possible?
Many thanks!
01-27-2016 06:38 PM