Migrate BE 2010R3 to BE 2014

[pxtian]

Hi,

I have been managing our BE 2010 servers for quite some time but this would be my first attempt at migrating. Apologies in advance for the dumb questions. We will be migrating our current BE 2010R3 to BE 2014. I would just like to know if there are existing articles about best practices on how to do this. So far I have found this link but it seems to apply only to BE 2010 to BE 2010 migrations. Thanks in advance.

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH67768

Current Environment:

BE 2010R3 running on Windows Server 2003 R2

DB is running on SQL Server 2005

New Environment:

BE 2014 running on Windows Server 2012 Standard

DB - not decided yet

In terms of what to migrate, I was told it will be up to me to decided should I want to migrate the DB and Catalog or just start from scratch. Questions about these:

1) If I decide not to migrate anything, will it be impossible to restore any backup that was created prior to the migration? Our current problem stems from the fact that the Catalog files have consumed the entire HD and that there is just no more space. What are the advantages and disadvantages of not migrating the DB and Catalog files?

2) If I decide to migrate the Backup Jobs, Backup Selection Lists, Backup Job Setup, and Policies only, where do I find these files? I am assuming from the DB, but again, just wanted to be sure. 

3) How do I preserve the current listing in Media Sets? Would want to migrate those too if possible.

[CraigV]

Hi,

That TN is about moving BE from 1 server to another...and unless you want to do so, you're simply doing an upgrade.

Steps as follows:

1. Stop the BE services, and grab copies of the Data/Catalogs folders.

2. Mount the BE 2014 ISO or put in the DVD and run the install wizard, where it will prompt you along.

3. Once done, install BE 2014 SP1 and run LiveUpdate to get the latest patches. 

4. Then run a push-install to upgrade your remote agents.

BE will migrate everything across, and it's closer to BE 2010 than 2012...so read the TN below on installing it, and then the link after for the release notes:

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH218012

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=DOC7420

Thanks!

[pxtian]

Hi CraigV,

Thanks for the quick reply. But unfortunately, we will be migrating and moving BE 2010 to a different server running Windows Server 2012 and BE 2014. Is there any chance you can throw a couple of links about this kind of upgrade? Thanks in advance.

[pkh · Accepted solution]

You would have to do the migration in two steps. 1. Do an in-place upgrade to BE 2014. 2. Move BE over to your new server using the procedure in the document you have referenced earlier This will migrate everything. If you want to do a new install then you can just install BE 2014 on your new server. You then either catalogue your old backup sets or just import your old catalog to the new BE using the procedure in this document http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH68896

[pxtian]

Thanks, pkh. I think I will go with your second option. What will I lose if I choose not to migrate the SQL db?

[pkh]

You will lose your jobs, settings and pretty much everything.