Merge DB Catalog

[Bezoes_Lam]

how to merge DB Catalog in master server Veritas NBU Enterprise 5.1 to DB Catalog master server Datacenter 4.5 ?
please give me simple samples.

is it needed to use cat_convert after merge them ? how can i do that if needed.

[MayurS]

Hi,

I have never seen conversion of NBE 5.1 conversion to NBD 4.5
I am afraid that this is not possible. (Looking forward to see a way to do this in this thread, if it is possible :) )


cat_convert.exe -s
-v] source_file_directory

There are two switches a2b and b2a

-a2b Convert NetBackup 3.4, 4.0V, 4.5 ASCII format catalog .f file(s) to NetBackup
4.5 binary format .f file(s). Do not use -a2b with -b2a.

-b2a Convert the NetBackup 4.5 binary format catalog .f file(s) to NetBackup 4.5
ASCII format .f file(s). Do not use -b2a with -a2b.

NO where it is specifies that NB 5.1 catalog can be converted to 4.5.

[MayurS]

Example ?
EXAMPLES

Example 1
Consider the following command:
cat_convert abc.f
If abc.f is in ASCII format, the target_file_path will be abc_bin.f.
If abc.f is in binary format, the target_file_path will be abc_ascii.f.
Example 2
Consider the following command:
cat_convert abc.f /usr/tmp/abc1.f
abc.f will be converted to the other format and copied to /usr/tmp/abc1.f.
Example 3
Consider the following command:
cat_convert -a2b /home/john/catalog
Every ASCII .f file in /home/john/catalog will be converted to the NetBackup 4.5
binary format with new file name *_bin.f.
Example 4
Consider the following command:
cat_convert -b2a /home/john/catalog /home/john/catalog_ascii
Every NetBackup 4.5 binary .f file in /home/john/catalog will be converted to
NetBackup 4.5 ASCII format and copied to /home/john/catalog_ascii.
Example 5
Consider the following command:
cat_convert -o abc.f
The content of abc.f will be converted to the other file format.
Example 6
Consider the following command:
cat_convert -o -b2a /home/john/catalog
The content of every NetBackup 4.5 binary .f file under /home/john/catalog will be
converted to NetBackup 4.5 ASCII format.

For NB command refer
Windows
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/268194.htm

Unix
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/268116.htmHope its helpful by any means

[MayurS]

Thanks for following up your post. ;)

BTW were you able to Merge your DB catalog ?