01-22-2018 11:04 PM
Hello
I have EV 10 on windows cluster with 2 nodes and i want to migrate for EV 12 , I am using SQL sp3 and i want to upgrade my SQL also to 2016 .
Regarding to the EV vault store it also need to migrated from SAN storage to EMC Elastic Cloud Storage .
I want to knwo the steps and considertaion to migrate my EV to 12 aslo , how we can migrate the EV databases from SQL 2012 sp3 to 2016 otherwise how we can migrate the vault store
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000114337]
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01-23-2018 06:32 AM
Hi there,
You will have to upgrade to version 11 first, then to 12. You will need to migrate to Windows Server 2012 as well before you upgrade to EV 12.
Have a look on these articles:
Supported upgrade path: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100023744
Migration wizard: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100038733.html
SQL databases migration: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100016654.html
If you have never done this I suggest you engage a trained consultant.
When it comes to vault stores migration to EMC ECS, you should look at 3rd-party tools from TransVault, Quatro-tech or Globanet.
01-23-2018 10:23 PM - edited 01-23-2018 10:29 PM
So it is mandatory to use 3rd party to migrate my EV vault from on prime to EMC ECS ??
or we can do it without any 3rd party tool ?
I think we can use the below link to enabke EMC ECS to shown as storage type in EV then move the EV store please confirm this point ??
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000114337
Here also how we can move the EV store location
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100016652
please confirm this will be applicable
01-23-2018 10:32 PM
Hello,
I believe the problem lies in the different way of storing the data. SAN is storing files (dvs, dvssc etc), where EMC is storing 'blobs'. It is impossible to copy the files to blobs (afaik).
The only 'cheap' option is to create a new Vault Store, and a new partition, which uses the EMC storage. Then use the EV move archive function to move the archive from old to new.
However. You end up with a working and active copy of the old archive, but the old archive is NOT deleted. That can be done manually, but places a load on SQL and SAN Storage, and can take a while.
I agree with Virgil, you need to look at 3rd party tooling to perform the migration.
01-23-2018 11:08 PM
Very well pointed, Gertjan.
Migrating from Centera to ECS can be done using ECS Sync, a standalone java application provided by EMC.
To migrate from SAN storage to EMC ECS, you have the 2 options Gertjan mentioned:
1. EV native Move archive feature - this may not be feasible if your data size is very large
2. 3rd party tools such as TransVault or other names I mentioned in my previous post
Hope this helps.
01-25-2018 11:24 AM
Can we export the archives as a pst files then move this pst files to EMC Elastic cloud then re attached to Enterprise vault .?
01-29-2018 04:51 AM
Hi,
first consider going to 11.0.1 before upgrading to 12.
Yes you can export (an later import them) all data to PSTs, but this way will take a considerable amount of time, depending on you environment.
Third party migration would be the easiest way.