Upgrade from backup exec 2010 R3 SP4 to 2014

[Mohamed_Morad]

Is there any documentation or process for upgrading from a Windows 2008 R2 server running Backup Exec 2010 SP4 to Backup Exec 2014?

[CraigV · Accepted solution]

Hi Mohamed,

Check below:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO98878

You'll basically do the following:

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

2. run the upgrade.

3. run LiveUpdate to install any additional patches on the media server.

4. Push-install these patches via push-install to your remote servers to upgrade them.

Thanks!

[bschmidt25]

Same situation here (BE 2010 SP4 on WS 2008 R2).  I would like to upgrade our media server to WS 2012 R2 before installing BE 2014 though.  Is there a way to do a clean installation of the OS and BE 2014, then import the catalogs and an existing Dedupe folder from BE 2010?

[Laurie_Downey]

Refer to the following links for assistance:

• Backup Exec 2014 Software Compatibility List: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/library/BUSINESS/xCL/TECH217478/be_2014_scl.html

• Best practices for Backup Exec 2014 catalogs: http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO74450

• Moving the Backup Exec catalogs to a new directory: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH210578