β01-14-2014 02:45 AM
Hi All,
Currently My Master/Media on same machine running on NetBackup 7.0 and, we had plan to upgrade to 7.5, so i downloaded latest 7.6 NBCC file and i ran NBCC -upgrade in specific path, and it shows there is no catalog inconsistencies files.
but my issue was when i try to upgrade the 7.0 to 7.5 by running the .exe file(server software installation--> agree condition-->), its asking for Licence for 7.5 for master server, i think so if i provide the Licence it will treat as fresh installation right? can any one help me on this ?
NBCC output:-
D:\>cd "Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\support"
D:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\support>NBCC.exe -version
NBCC 7.6
D:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\support>NBCC.exe -upgrade
1.0 Gathering initial NBCC information
1.1 Obtaining initial NetBackup configuration information
NBCC is being run on NetBackup master server
ie99nt113
2.0 Gathering required NetBackup configuration information
2.1 Determining the date format to use with NetBackup commands...
Using the date format /mm/dd/yyyy
2.2 Building EMM host configuration information...
Detected the EMM Server hostname
ie99nt113
Detected the EMM master server hostname
ie99nt113
2.3 Obtaining EMM server aliases...
EMM aliases for detected EMM Server
ie99nt113
ie99nt113.global.ds.honeywell.com
EMM aliases for detected master server
ie99nt113
ie99nt113.global.ds.honeywell.com
2.4 Building NetBackup storage unit list...
Detected tape media storage unit host
ie99nt113
Detected disk media storage unit host
ie99nt113
2.5 Analyzing EMM master and/or media servers and configured
Storage Units...
2.6 Obtaining NetBackup unrestricted media sharing status...
Configuration state = NO
2.7 Obtaining NetBackup Media Server Groups...
No Server Groups configured
2.8 Building NetBackup retention level list
3.0 Obtaining NetBackup version from media servers
ie99nt113...
3.1 Gathering required NetBackup catalog information
Start time = 2014-01-13 15:24:18
3.2 Gathering NetBackup EMM conflict table list
Found 0 EMM conflict records
3.3 Gathering list of all tapes associated with any Active Jobs
Building NetBackup bpdbjobs list
No active jobs found
3.4 Building NetBackup Image database contents list
Found 7960 images in the Image database
3.5 Unloading the NBDB database
Reading the reload.sql file...
Reading the Machine table file...
Counting the number of records in the Image table file...
Found 0 records.
Counting the number of records in the Image Copy table file...
Found 0 records.
Counting the number of records in the Image Fragments table file...
Found 0 records.
Relocating the unloaded NBDB database files...
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3.6 Building EMM database Media and Device configuration
attribute lists
Obtaining the EMM database Media attribute list for tape
master server
ie99nt113 ...
There were 19 bpmedialist records detected for master server
ie99nt113
Getting device configuration data from master server
ie99nt113 ...
Found 19 media records in the EMM database
3.7 Building EMM database Unrestricted Sharing media attribute lists
Found 0 Unrestricted Sharing media records in the EMM database
3.8 Building the EMM database Volume attribute list...
Getting the EMM database Volume attributes from EMM server
ie99nt113 ...
Found 22 Volume attribute records in the EMM database
3.9 Building NetBackup volume pool configuration list
EMM Server ie99nt113
3.10 Building NetBackup scratch pool configuration list
EMM Server ie99nt113
3.11 Gathering NetBackup EMM merge table list
Found 0 EMM merge table records
Catalog data gathering took 31 seconds to complete.
4.0 Verifying required catalog components were gathered
There were no NetBackup scratch volume pools detected
5.0 Beginning NetBackup catalog consistency check
Start time = 2014-01-13 15:24:50
5.1 There were no tape media involved in active NetBackup jobs
5.3 Processing EMM database Volume attribute records, pass 1 (of 2),
22 records to be processed
Processed 22 EMM database Volume attribute records.
5.4 Checking for duplicate EMM server host names in Volume
attribute data
5.5 Processing Image DB, pass 1 (of 2),
7960 images to be processed
7960 images processed on pass 1
5.6 Processing EMM database Media attribute records, pass 1 (of 3),
19 records to be processed
Processed 19 EMM database Media attribute records.
5.8 Check for duplicate media server names in the EMM database
Media attribute data
5.9 Processing EMM database Media attribute records, pass 2 (of 3),
19 records to be processed
5.10 Processing Image DB, pass 2 (of 2),
7960 images to be processed
7960 images processed on pass 2
0 active SLP image detected
5.11 Processing EMM database Media attribute records, pass 3 (of 3),
19 records to be processed
5.12 Processing EMM database Volume attribute records, pass 2 (of 2),
22 records to be processed
Catalog consistency check took 3 seconds to complete
5.13 NetBackup catalog consistency check completed
End time = 2014-01-13 15:24:53
5.14 Checking for the latest NBCCR repair output directory
D:\Program Files\Veritas\netbackup\bin\support\output\nbccr
No repair file output directory detected.
NBCC did not detect any NetBackup catalog inconsistencies.
6.1 Preparing to create support package...
6.2 Analyzing available bundling programs...
Utilizing makecab
6.3 Identifying output files to include in support package...
6.4 Cleaning up output files...
The output files were successfully removed.
Solved! Go to Solution.
β01-14-2014 06:46 AM
You should add your 7.5 license key to make sure all new 7.5 features get enabled
It should only have the option of Master Server and on the next screen the path selection "Change" button should be greyed out
You should do a Custom install and select not to start job services at the end of the installation
Remember that as soon as the install finishes you need to do a bpdown, make sure no services are running and then immediately patch to 7.5.0.7 (if you are going for that patch)
Once that is installed then start to monitor the progress of the catalog migration using the nbemmcmd and once phase 1 has completed run a bpimage -cleanup -allclients to force phase 2 through (monitor again with the nbemmcmd)
Good luck - hope this helps
β01-14-2014 03:10 AM
You need to provide your new license key as part of any upgrade/installation.
This is standard practice as the new license is needed to enable the new features introduced by the new version of NBU.
β01-14-2014 03:29 AM
Hi Marianne,
Thanks for your post, and i was bit confused in some documents it was showing no need to provide the Licence for upgrade NBU from 7.0 to 7.5. so i'm afraid to give the Licence wjen it prompts(i thought server will treat as fresh installation)
and in my case NBU was installed in D:\, and if i want to upgrade NBU 7.0 to 7.5 then i i need to run .exe file of 7.5 and need to select (server s/w installation--> , accept licence-->need to select--> Install to Local computer--->Typical option(need to change the path to d:\) and Process will asks for Licence, if i provide 7.5 Licence then NBU will upgrade from 7.0 to 7.5 with out any issue?
and Marianne do i need to stop the exsting NBU services and start the upgrade ? or do i need run the upgrade normally ?
β01-14-2014 03:41 AM
The installer will stop the services for you so make sure backups are complete/not running.
β01-14-2014 05:07 AM
Hello Marianne/Riaan,
Thanks for the posts, and could please confirm my previous post is correct way to proceed with the upgrade?
β01-14-2014 05:37 AM
An upgrade is a simple 'Install on top of existing'. NBU will detect current installation and perform an upgrade.
If I may ask - have you gone through the Upgrade section in NetBackup Installation Guide for Windows http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5155 ?
And the NetBackup 7.5 Upgrade Guide http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5198 ?
β01-14-2014 05:45 AM
I have seen in the past that i will ask for the license, just ignore that and continue.
β01-14-2014 06:46 AM
You should add your 7.5 license key to make sure all new 7.5 features get enabled
It should only have the option of Master Server and on the next screen the path selection "Change" button should be greyed out
You should do a Custom install and select not to start job services at the end of the installation
Remember that as soon as the install finishes you need to do a bpdown, make sure no services are running and then immediately patch to 7.5.0.7 (if you are going for that patch)
Once that is installed then start to monitor the progress of the catalog migration using the nbemmcmd and once phase 1 has completed run a bpimage -cleanup -allclients to force phase 2 through (monitor again with the nbemmcmd)
Good luck - hope this helps