EV8.0.3.1845/Windows 2008 x86 > EV9.0.1/Windows 2008 R2

[mikeniccum]

I currently have EV8 installed on Windows 2008 x86 connecting to an individual SQL 2005 server.  I want to run EV9 on Windows 2008 R2 x64 connecting to a SQL 2008 R2 cluster we just installed.  The latest compatibility_charts.pdf shows EV 9 not supported on Windows 2008 x86.  The Migrating Enterprise Vault 9.0 to 64-bit hardware.pdf says "This section describes the procedures you must complete to migrate the 32-bit Enterprise Vault 9.0 servers in your environment to 64-bit servers."  I cannot upgrade my existing Windows 2008 x86 server to 9.0 and the migrate doc is for migrating EV9 x86 to EV9 x64.

Is there a document that outlines the procedure to migrate from:

EV8
Windows 2008 x86
MS SQL 2005

to:

EV 9.0.1
Windows 2008 R2 x64
SQL 2008 R2 (cluster)

P.S.  I am currently only journaling Exchange mail.

Thanks,

Mike

[TonySterling · Accepted solution]

This should help:

Nice blog from Glenn Martin:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/moving-ev-new-hardware

In your case I would move to new hardware as described in the technote then upgrade.

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH141481

[MichelZ]

Hi

EV was never supported on Windows 2008 x86, so this was your first mistake ;)

My suggestion: Migrate to Windows 2008 x64 first, then update to EV9, then migrate to 2008 R2.

Sorry dude...

You can try to go directly and combine the move & upgrade, but I'm so sure that this is supported...

Cheers

Michel

[MichelZ]

Ah, Tony's suggestion is even better.. first move to 2008 R2 (EV8!) then upgrade. No need to go trough 2008 x64 first, sorry.

[mikeniccum]

So if I move EV 8 SP3 from Windows 2008 x86 to Windows 2008 R2 x64 should I use the guide provided by Tony which I also referenced originally? 

At the very beginning of the guide it says:

"This section describes the procedures you must complete to migrate the 32-bit Enterprise Vault 9.0 servers in your environment to 64-bit servers."

Is this the guide I use to move from EV 8 SP3 from Windows 2008 x86 to Windows 2008 R2 x64?  If not, which guide should I use?

Thanks,

Mike

[TonySterling]

Yes, use the guide I pointed you to.  There is not one for EV 8 so just substitute EV 8 sp3 for EV 9 in the pdf and you should be good to go.

Regards,

[TPG_Credit_IT]

I have a similar issue with a few nuances.  Same software versions but I am migrating from Server 2003 SP2 to Server 2008 R2 and I would also like to move the store data from a LUN device to a NAS CIFS share.  As you stated above, I assume I use the referenced document to move the application between the two machines.  When moving the store data, if I map the NAS CIFS share to the same drive letter as the LUN (in my case the V drive), can I just then copy the data from the LUN to the CIFS share with no issues?  Many thanks.

[TonySterling]

If you keep the drive and folder paths the same then yes, you can move the data that way, just be sure the

Here is the relevant tech note:

Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH35742

Cheers,