How to migrate Netbackup server 7.x to 8.1 with new vCenter

[Yasu777]

We are backing up vm machines images(VM-type) via single Netbackup 7.3 server(also Media Server) which is on Win2012R2 using SAN storage. And we are going to move those VM machines on a new vCenter server with another new vSAN environment and also create a new Netbackup 8.1 server on the same new environment.

Our old Netbackup server has hundreds of backup policies and we hope re-use(move) some of those policies.

Is there any good way to do this? I really appreciate any help. 

Thanks,

[Tape_Archived]

Can you move the current NetBackup VM to new vSAN as it is??

For you to backup the VM's from new vCenter just have to add the credentials for new vCenter & include the VM's which are moved to backup policy. You can upgrade the NetBackup on same VM to 811. 

[Yasu777]

Thank you for your reply! We move some of VM machines using vMotion and Storage vMotion. And we add a new Netbackup server on Win2016 or 2019 on new environment.
Does it method in below be able to be used between different versions and master servers?

How to Import and Export Policy - VOX
https://vox.veritas.com/t5/NetBackup/How-to-Import-and-Export-Policy/td-p/564862

[Marianne · Accepted solution]

@Yasu777 

Is the 8.1 master already in production?

My recommendation is to start from scratch - migrate the current master server using the same hostname and NBU version to the new server using this procedure:

Using catalog backup and recovery to transfer NetBackup catalogs between Windows master servers as part of a hardware refresh  http://www.veritas.com/docs/000041076

Doing it this way will not only 'migrate' the policies, but also EMM database and NBU catalogs that will allow restores from previous backups.