Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
So if I read Bishop correctly the old master has LTO2 and the new one will have LTO4 so the new one should be able to read the catalog backup written by the old one to LTO2. If it were me I'd do a test back on the LTO2 then verify I could read it on the LTO4 before switching anything. From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Dean Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 8:00 PM To: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP! The LTO Ultrium compatibility is defined with two concepts demonstrating investment protection: 1) An Ultrium drive can read data from a cartridge in its own generation and two prior generations. 2) An Ultrium drive can write data to a cartridge in its own generation and to a cartridge from the immediate prior generation in the prior generation format. http://www.ultrium.com/About/faq.html So an LTO4 drive should be able to read an LTO2 tape, but not write to it. On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 3:36 AM, Lightner, Jeff jlight...@water.commailto:jlight...@water.com wrote: I don't see where you mention changing the host name as one of your steps. The IP address must be the same according to the link I sent you. In the past others on this list have indicated they've done it with different IPs but had to use the same host name. I haven't done this so someone else will have to answer for you or you can search the web to see earlier answers. The catalog restore is done AFTER you install your new master per the link. You probably want to keep track of which tapes are used. Native LTO4 almost certainly won't be readable on an LTO2 drive as tape drives are often backwardly compatible but not forward compatible. I don't know off the top of my head if an LTO4 drive will write to an LTO2 tape in a mode readable by LTO2 drive. You'll need to research that. (When we switched to LTO5 from LTO1 we actually bought a couple of LTO3 drives as well as we found LTO5 wouldn't read our old LTO1 tapes but LTO3 will.) -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edumailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edumailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:04 AM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDUmailto:VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP! yes I found that link jeff thanks. so here is what I have written up for tomorrow. plan, pause all netbackup processes. and reinstall netbackup from disk to both master server in the data center and the media server in the office. -run a catalog backup the night before. (this is one concern of mine) Plan for this operation to be done on tuesday as it is the lowest impact on backups. Upon reinstalling netbackup to the data center, designate it to be the master server. so about the catalog restore. My media server uses LTO4 and the current master uses LTO2. how am I going to move this catalog to the new master? (in theory i cant restore to this library while nbu is down and i have no designated master server correct?) am I missing anything else big? I will not be able to change the IP addresses, will it still work? +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.commailto:kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.commailto:ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edumailto:Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu Athena(r), Created for the Cause(tm) Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. -- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edumailto:Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
WOw yeah im surly a newbie since i didnt even think to do a test run. is there any way I can do a test to see if I can read a catalog off an lto2? well i guess (theory craft) if i make a test box and hook it up to the lto4 library and i am able to do a restore using lto2 tapes that a catalog will work the same way. I am emailing the plan in 10 minutes... wish me LUCK brothers!! +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
You might want to do some legwork of your own. Having previously provided you the link for doing this for UNIX/Linux you might have searched to see if there was a similar one for doing it for Windows. There is. http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=contentid=TECH77447 -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 3:18 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP! its windows netbackup. and while i am VERY familiar with netbackup, this is my first time as an admin with complete control. so its my first time trying something like this. I needed to get a plan on if this was possible without a symantec engi comming in and billing me for 300 /hr. and give the director of IT a plan for what and how i will do this. +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu Athena(r), Created for the Cause(tm) Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. -- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
yes I found that link jeff thanks. so here is what I have written up for tomorrow. plan, pause all netbackup processes. and reinstall netbackup from disk to both master server in the data center and the media server in the office. -run a catalog backup the night before. (this is one concern of mine) Plan for this operation to be done on tuesday as it is the lowest impact on backups. Upon reinstalling netbackup to the data center, designate it to be the master server. so about the catalog restore. My media server uses LTO4 and the current master uses LTO2. how am I going to move this catalog to the new master? (in theory i cant restore to this library while nbu is down and i have no designated master server correct?) am I missing anything else big? I will not be able to change the IP addresses, will it still work? +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
I don't see where you mention changing the host name as one of your steps. The IP address must be the same according to the link I sent you. In the past others on this list have indicated they've done it with different IPs but had to use the same host name. I haven't done this so someone else will have to answer for you or you can search the web to see earlier answers. The catalog restore is done AFTER you install your new master per the link. You probably want to keep track of which tapes are used. Native LTO4 almost certainly won't be readable on an LTO2 drive as tape drives are often backwardly compatible but not forward compatible. I don't know off the top of my head if an LTO4 drive will write to an LTO2 tape in a mode readable by LTO2 drive. You'll need to research that. (When we switched to LTO5 from LTO1 we actually bought a couple of LTO3 drives as well as we found LTO5 wouldn't read our old LTO1 tapes but LTO3 will.) -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:04 AM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP! yes I found that link jeff thanks. so here is what I have written up for tomorrow. plan, pause all netbackup processes. and reinstall netbackup from disk to both master server in the data center and the media server in the office. -run a catalog backup the night before. (this is one concern of mine) Plan for this operation to be done on tuesday as it is the lowest impact on backups. Upon reinstalling netbackup to the data center, designate it to be the master server. so about the catalog restore. My media server uses LTO4 and the current master uses LTO2. how am I going to move this catalog to the new master? (in theory i cant restore to this library while nbu is down and i have no designated master server correct?) am I missing anything else big? I will not be able to change the IP addresses, will it still work? +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu Athena(r), Created for the Cause(tm) Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. -- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
The LTO Ultrium compatibility is defined with two concepts demonstrating investment protection: 1) An Ultrium drive can read data from a cartridge in its own generation and two prior generations. 2) An Ultrium drive can write data to a cartridge in its own generation and to a cartridge from the immediate prior generation in the prior generation format. http://www.ultrium.com/About/faq.html So an LTO4 drive should be able to read an LTO2 tape, but not write to it. On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 3:36 AM, Lightner, Jeff jlight...@water.com wrote: I don't see where you mention changing the host name as one of your steps. The IP address must be the same according to the link I sent you. In the past others on this list have indicated they've done it with different IPs but had to use the same host name. I haven't done this so someone else will have to answer for you or you can search the web to see earlier answers. The catalog restore is done AFTER you install your new master per the link. You probably want to keep track of which tapes are used. Native LTO4 almost certainly won't be readable on an LTO2 drive as tape drives are often backwardly compatible but not forward compatible. I don't know off the top of my head if an LTO4 drive will write to an LTO2 tape in a mode readable by LTO2 drive. You'll need to research that. (When we switched to LTO5 from LTO1 we actually bought a couple of LTO3 drives as well as we found LTO5 wouldn't read our old LTO1 tapes but LTO3 will.) -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:04 AM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP! yes I found that link jeff thanks. so here is what I have written up for tomorrow. plan, pause all netbackup processes. and reinstall netbackup from disk to both master server in the data center and the media server in the office. -run a catalog backup the night before. (this is one concern of mine) Plan for this operation to be done on tuesday as it is the lowest impact on backups. Upon reinstalling netbackup to the data center, designate it to be the master server. so about the catalog restore. My media server uses LTO4 and the current master uses LTO2. how am I going to move this catalog to the new master? (in theory i cant restore to this library while nbu is down and i have no designated master server correct?) am I missing anything else big? I will not be able to change the IP addresses, will it still work? +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu Athena(r), Created for the Cause(tm) Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. -- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
I cant switch the libraries, im not that strong and I dont think my car could carry it anyway. So i can uninstall netbackup and then reinstall it on both libraries.. set the new one as master upon reinstallation (obviously) but i can save and reload all the information from netbackup to the new master? I think i should look up how and what they is! +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
when you say switch the host names, do i have to come up with two NEW host names... or do i just change bk1 to bk2 and bk2 to bk1? +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
Change bk1 to bk2 and bk2 to bk1. The important thing is that the new master server have exactly the same host name as the old master did or the catalog can't be reimported. If this is Unix to Unix (or to or from Linux) have a look at: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=contentid=TECH77448 -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:07 AM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP! when you say switch the host names, do i have to come up with two NEW host names... or do i just change bk1 to bk2 and bk2 to bk1? +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu Athena(r), Created for the Cause(tm) Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. -- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
I have to say that if you are not familiar with netbackup, do not attempt to do it yourself. At least try it with tests systems -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Lightner, Jeff Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 5:51 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP! Change bk1 to bk2 and bk2 to bk1. The important thing is that the new master server have exactly the same host name as the old master did or the catalog can't be reimported. If this is Unix to Unix (or to or from Linux) have a look at: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=contentid=TECH77448 -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:07 AM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP! when you say switch the host names, do i have to come up with two NEW host names... or do i just change bk1 to bk2 and bk2 to bk1? +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu Athena(r), Created for the Cause(tm) Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. -- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
its windows netbackup. and while i am VERY familiar with netbackup, this is my first time as an admin with complete control. so its my first time trying something like this. I needed to get a plan on if this was possible without a symantec engi comming in and billing me for 300 /hr. and give the director of IT a plan for what and how i will do this. +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
OK, so I took over the full backup operations of my company 2 months. my longterm task was to switch the media server (which is in a secure state of the art data center) to be the master, and the master server (which is in a closet behind me in my office, no power reserves/generator) to be the media server. Its a plan I had put off since a fellow classmate who is a storage engenier told me it wouldnt be possible without calling in symantec to do it. but now after having 3 power outages in the past 2 months its become a plan I have to have for the Director of IT by weeks end. so is this easily doable? doable at all? any ideas? +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP!
Hello, I you want to do it yourself, you have two options. A. Switch the hardware. B. switch the hostnames and reinstall netbackup on both systems. Do a netbackup catalog recovery to the new master. If you have to keep the hostnames, your only option is to call Symantec. Stefanos -Original Message- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 8:32 PM To: VERITAS-BU@MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU Subject: [Veritas-bu] How do i switch my media adn master server!? HELP! OK, so I took over the full backup operations of my company 2 months. my longterm task was to switch the media server (which is in a secure state of the art data center) to be the master, and the master server (which is in a closet behind me in my office, no power reserves/generator) to be the media server. Its a plan I had put off since a fellow classmate who is a storage engenier told me it wouldnt be possible without calling in symantec to do it. but now after having 3 power outages in the past 2 months its become a plan I have to have for the Director of IT by weeks end. so is this easily doable? doable at all? any ideas? +-- |This was sent by kraid...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
