08-01-2019 12:09 AM - edited 08-01-2019 12:09 AM
Hi all,
some weeks ago I upgraded Netbackup from 7.7.3 to 8.1 for a customer.
During the installation, the system didn't asked me about the MSDP conversion process.
The upgrade was completed without issues. How can I check if the MSDP is ok?
Thank you
intore
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08-01-2019 12:55 AM
There are quite a number of docs that deal with pre-upgrade steps, pre-upgrade EEB, MSDP pre-conversion steps, post-upgrade EEB, etc.
Hopefully you have gone through all of that?
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/25074086-127355784-0/v122375353-127355784
To determine the mode of data conversion and the conversion progress, use the --dataconvertstate option:
Windows: install_path\Veritas\pdde\Crcontrol.exe --dataconvertstate
UNIX: /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/crcontrol --dataconvertstate
08-01-2019 12:55 AM
There are quite a number of docs that deal with pre-upgrade steps, pre-upgrade EEB, MSDP pre-conversion steps, post-upgrade EEB, etc.
Hopefully you have gone through all of that?
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/25074086-127355784-0/v122375353-127355784
To determine the mode of data conversion and the conversion progress, use the --dataconvertstate option:
Windows: install_path\Veritas\pdde\Crcontrol.exe --dataconvertstate
UNIX: /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/crcontrol --dataconvertstate
08-01-2019 01:26 AM
Hi @Marianne,
thanks for replying.
I already checked with these commands and this is the output:
./crcontrol --dataconvertstate
***** Data Conversion *****
Status : ON
Mode : Fast
Busy : Yes
Current Group ID : 15043
Current DCID : 15404071
Min Group ID : 0
Max Group ID : 15425
Progress : 18%
I also checked it with this command and seems that everything is ok
./stconv --status
Your Media Server Deduplication Pool is up to date
But maybe I found the answer to my question.
I read in this page https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/25074086-127355784-0/v122375349-127355784 that after the upgrade to 8.1, the data is re-encrypted with the AES-256 algorithm, so the data container has an additional .map file that contains the mapping between the SHA-512/256 and the MD5-like fingerprints.
Before posting this question, I checked only the last data container and there weren't .map files, but, in the previous data I can find them. That means that it is converting and everything could be ok.
Anyway, I still have the doubt about the fact that I was not asked about the conversion during the update, both from 7.7.3 to 8.0 and from 8.0 to 8.1. Next week i have to perform another similar upgrade. Are the command I used above (crcontrol --dataconvertstate and ./stconv --status) enough to be sure that is ok?
Thanks again
Intore
08-01-2019 01:55 AM
There is also
crcontrol --fpconvertstate
Not sure if the pre- and post upgrade EEB's are necessary for this switch as this option does not appear in Commands Ref Guide.
Output should look similar to this : (From https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100045193 )
Monitor conversion until completed:
# /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/crcontrol --fpconvertstate
***** Fingerprint Conversion (MD5 to SHA256) ******
Status : ON
Mode : Normal
Busy : No
Converted Prior DC count : 0
Total Prior DC Count : 0
Converted Normal DC Count : 10080
Total Normal DC Count : 10080
Converted percentage : 100.0%(total), 100.0%(prior), 100.0%(normal)
08-01-2019 02:08 AM
Hi Marianne,
yes, there is an EEB (https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100043154) that I already installed after the upgrade.
The option you mentioned doesn't run but I can check it with the command
./crcontrol --dataconvertstate
The conversion is in progress
Thank you very much
Intore