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OS upgrade [NBU 7.7.3 installed on windows 2008 server]

dpx_99
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Hi Experts,

I want to upgrade OS of master server to windows 2012 server. Just curious, would it make any impact on installed Netbackup application ?

I want to upgrade from windows 2008 to windows 2012. Netbackup [master server] is installed on virtual machine.

Please share your thoughts.

Thanks,

dpx

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sclind
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We didn't do an upgrade but I have run Netbackup 773 as a master server on both 2008 and 2012.

X2
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Being in the virtual environment, wouldn't it be easier to take your time to setup the Windows 2012 Server separately and then during downtime, swap hostname/IP address of the two servers, and install/setup NetBackup on the new server?

Similar question about 2003 -> 2008 upgrade.

sclind
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That is actually what we did.  Then we could fall back to 2008 if we needed to.

OK, but what about licences on new server?

Does it make sense before upgrade take a snapshot and then upgrade if fails revert back the snapshot?

sclind
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We have physical master servers so that didnt apply to us.

And I dont imagine there is any license problem switching from one server to another.