Our Solaris 9 Master Server is running NB_5.1 MP6 on a V480. What I want to do is to bring up Solaris 10 on a T2000, install NB_5.1 MP6 then upgrade to NB_6.0MP4. I heard that it would be better to upgrade Netbackup on the existing server then transfer to the T2000, but there is not enough disk on the current computer for NB 6.0. Bringing up a new server with NB_5.1 also leaves a fall back plan in-case the upgrade fails. I can switch back to the V480. I am thinking about adding new media pools and have the new server back up new tapes so the old master catalog will stay synchronized if I have to go back. Why is it better to upgrade Netbackup before migrating to the new platform?
Thanks Carl Mathews University of Arkansas ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Ed Wilts ewilts at ewilts.org Tue May 29 22:00:45 CDT 2007 The general rule of thumb is to always do as few changes as possible to minimize the risk of things going seriously wrong. As long as 5.1MP6 is supported on RHEL 2.1 (I assumed you've checked - I haven't), you're taking the right approach by upgrading to 5.1MP6 first. Once you have that upgrade complete, let it stabilize for a while then build up your new system. There's really no catalog migration - you can rsync the /usr/openv tree to the RHEL 4 system - shut down the RHEL 2.1 system, change the RHEL 4 system host name back to what the original system name was, and then re-run the device configuration setup. Don't try and change names on your master during your migration - that will just get you in trouble. .../Ed -- Ed Wilts, RHCE, BCFP mailto:ewilts at ewilts.org _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu