[Veritas-bu] Best method for moving netbackup server

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If you can afford it, get a veritas consultant. If it goes wrong they may
well charge you anyway to fix it.

At a high level:-

1. stop all activity on netbackup (stop bprd)
2. do a catalog consistency check
3. fix any problems with the catalog so its clean
4. backup the database to tape
5. on client properties add the new server name, so when you switch you
still have access
6. shutdown netbackup
7. copy the volume database, the media database and the image database to
the new machine
8. ensure any tuneables or tuneable files such as SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS are
copied over
9. move the access to the robot/drives to the new host
10. start netbackup on new master
11. change the databases to reflect the new master/media server ( various
steps within this )
12. do some catalog restore queries to see if image access is working.
13. do actual restores to see if media/image databases 'work'
14. do some local master backups ( use test media, incase media database is
incorrect )
15. do some restores from those test backups
16. on client properties, select all and change master name
17. run some real backups
18. finished

it at any step beyond 11 you see issues, stop before you get to 17 and you
can fallback without having overwritten any 'live' tapes.

regards
mark
  -----Original Message-----
  From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]On Behalf Of David Thome
  Sent: 07 February 2004 05:18
  To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
  Subject: [Veritas-bu] Best method for moving netbackup server


  I have a SUN V880 server that has both the master and media netbackup
server on the same machine.  Unfortunately it has other apps on it as well
and the machines resources are being tapped out.

  I need to move netbackup off of this machine and on to a new machine.  All
of the clients will stay the same,  just need to move the master/media
server to a new machine.  Can I get some suggestions on the best
practices/methods for doing this.

  Thank you in advance.





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<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
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can afford it, get a veritas consultant. If it goes wrong they may well =
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you anyway to fix it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>At a=20
high level:-</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT =
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff><FONT=20
size=3D2>1. stop all activity on netbackup<SPAN =
class=3D968455711-07022004> (stop=20
bprd)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004></SPAN><SPAN =
class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>2. do a catalog consistency=20
check</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>3. fix=20
any problems with the catalog so its clean</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>4.=20
backup the database to tape</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D281254611-07022004>5. on client properties add the new server =
name, so=20
when you switch you still have access</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>6.=20
shutdown netbackup</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>7.=20
copy the volume database, the media database and the image database to =
the new=20
machine</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>8.=20
ensure any tuneables or tuneable files&nbsp;such as SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS =
are copied=20
over</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>9.=20
move the access to the robot/drives to the new host</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>10.=20
start netbackup on new master</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>11.=20
change the databases to reflect the new master/media server ( various =
steps=20
within this )</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>12. do=20
some catalog restore queries to see if image access is=20
working.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>13. do=20
actual restores to see if media/image databases =
'work'</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>14. do=20
some local master backups ( use test media, incase media database is =
incorrect=20
)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>15. do=20
some restores from those test backups</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>16. on=20
client properties, select all and change master name</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>17.=20
run some real backups</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>18.=20
finished</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff><FONT=20
size=3D2>it at any step beyond 11 you see issues, stop before you get to =
17 and=20
you can fallback<SPAN class=3D968455711-07022004> without having =
overwritten any=20
'live' tapes.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2>regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281254611-07022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2>mark</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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  <P>I have a SUN V880 server that has both the master and media =
netbackup=20
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  well and the machines resources are being tapped out.&nbsp; </P>
  <P>I need to move netbackup off of this machine and on to a new =
machine.&nbsp;=20
  All of the clients will stay the same,&nbsp; just need to move the=20
  master/media server to a new machine.&nbsp; Can I get some suggestions =
on the=20
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  <P>Thank you in advance.<BR><BR></P></DIV></DIV><BR clear=3Dall>
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