Question about BE2014 migration

[William_Lawance]

Hi,

Currently running BE2010 and BE2012 and I am planning both to BE2014.

• For agent, any compatibility issue ? Since OS is running Win2000 / Win2003 / Win2008 server.
• Any procedure for migration on different OS ?
• Anything need to backup before migration ?

Thanks !

[pkh]

Check the SCL and HCL below to ensure that your software and hardware are supported

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH217478

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH214803

Windows 2000 is not supported by BE 2014

To migrate to a different OS, see this document

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH129826

Before you do the migration, stop all the BE services and make a copy of the Data and Catalog directories under the BE installation directory.  This is in case there is a problem with the upgrade and you need to revert.

[William_Lawance]

How about same OS but migrate BE server / agent to 2014 ?

Thanks

[VJware]

The steps are pretty much the same when migrating to another server with same OS.

[pkh]

To migrate the media server to BE 2014, you just need to run the BE 2014 installation DVD. If it is a different server, see this document http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH216706 To migrate the agent just push out the new agent to the remote server

[William_Lawance]

• Backup Exec 2014 can communicate with Backup Exec 12.5 Remote Agent for Windows Systems and later.

I can upgrade BE server only ?

• Backup Exec 2014 supports side-by-side installations of the Remote Administration Console for Backup Exec 2010 and later. For example, you can have a Remote Administration Console for Backup Exec 2012 and a Remote Administration Console for Backup Exec 2014.

I can install BE 2014 to existing current BE 2012 server ?

[William_Lawance]

Same server / OS will be used (Keep current OS).

Any procedure ? Or just install BE 2014 ?

Thanks

[VJware]

Yes, you can install BE 2014 over existing BE 2012 server.

[pkh]

You can upgrade the media server without upgrading the remote agents, but this should be a temporary situation for rolling upgrades of your remote servers.  You cannot use BE 2014 with a BE 12.5 agent for the long term.

When you install BE 2014 to the existing BE 2012 media server, the existing BE 2012 will be upgraded to BE 2014.  You cannot have 2 versions of BE on the same server.  What you have quoted is for the BE remote console and I don't know where you get the information from, so I cannot judge the accuracy of the information.

[William_Lawance]

• Just put installation disc to install ?
• Any backup required ?
• Any procedure for reference ?
• Otherwise, checked SQL Express 2005 sp3 not compatible with BE 2014. Since it was installed in BE server, will BE installation also upgrade SQL Express to latest version ?
• For other incompatabile SQL Server / Express, do I just upgrade to supported SP for SQL backup ?
   

Thanks

[VJware]

Stop the BE services and manually copy the Data & Catalog folders to an alternate location.

Start the services and run the BE 2014 installer directly. You can either manually update SQL 2005 with SP4 prior to the upgrade or let the upgrade installer take care of the SQL install automatically.
 

[pkh]

1. Yes 2. As I said earlier, before you do the migration, stop all the BE services and make a copy of the Data and Catalog directories under the BE installation directory. 3. No 4. Yes. 5. Yes

[William_Lawance]

2) Do I need to unisntall current BE server 2012 / 2010 before install BE server 2014 ?

[pkh]

If you uninstall the existing BE, you will wipe out all your jobs and settings

[William_Lawance]

OK, then existing BE will be overwritten by BE 2014 or 2 version will remain ?

[CraigV]

...if you uninstall, you remove everything unless you grab manual copies of the Data/Catalogs folders before doing so.

If you upgrade, only 1 version is left...the upgraded BE 2014.

Thanks!

[pkh]

As I have said earlier, you cannot have two versions of BE on the same server

[William_Lawance]

- Any impact without agent upgrade but only server upgrade ?

- No SDR discs for BE 2014 ?

Thanks

[William_Lawance]

Refer to http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO98878, below 4 steps need to do before upgrade.

1) Delete the job histories and the catalogs that you no longer need to shorten the upgrade window.

• Any impact if all histories and catalaog were deleted ?
• Where to delete ?

2) Run a database maintenance job.

• Where to run ?

Thanks !!

[VJware]

1) If all catalogs are deleted, then you will have to recatalog each media prior to a restore. If all histories are deleted, then you would not be able to view historical job data.

2) A database maintenance is run automatically by BE everyday at 4am. Else, if you want it to run manually, run it via BEUtility - http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH67239