Catalog migration from 6.5 to 7.5

[Albatross_]

Hi Everyone,

We have existing setup of symantec netbackup 6.5.3 ( Linux ).Planning to procure NB 7.5

Planning to install new 7.5 version on new Linux  box.

Now we wanna migrate all the catalog from old ( 6.5.3 version ) to new one.

Is there anyway to do so. I have read the forums and came to know that its not possible since there is differnce in major version i.e 6.5. to 7.5. and we need to migrate from 6.5 to 7.0 and then to 7.5

Please let me know the best practice and how can we get the same info of the policies/ volume pools/ catalog  from  old 6.5.3 to new 7.X

Cheers

[inn_kam · Accepted solution]

You cannot migrate 6.x catalogs to 7.x.

The supported migration procedures are one of the following methods:

1. Perform catalog backup on old server, Install 6.5.4 on new master (same hostname as ols server), recover catalog on new master, upgrade NBU.
2. Upgrade old master to 7.5, use catalog backup and restore to migrate to new server.

See this TN for details: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH77448

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[Marianne]

You have 2 options: 

1. Upgrade existing master server to 7.5, followed by 7.5.0.6 patch, then use catalog backup and restore to migrate to new server.
2. Install 6.5.3 on new server, use catalog backup and restore to migrate to new server, then upgrade NBU on new server.

Your choice may depend on OS compatibility. See http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH76648

Migration details in this TN:

Using catalog backup and recovery to transfer NetBackup catalogs between UNIX or Linux master servers as part of a hardware refresh
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH77448