If you are going to use the same operating system, then the best way to do
this migration would be to back up the catalog to tape. Then build the new
server(same name), with the same version of Netbackup, then import the catalog
tape with bpimport.


"Steven Kirkendoll" wrote:
>
>I need to migrate the master server to a new box. What is the best method?

Use bprecover

"Jeffrey Bernard" wrote in message
news:42ff9efd@ROSASTDMZ05....
>
>
> If you are going to use the same operating system, then the best way to do
> this migration would be to back up the catalog to tape. Then build the
new
> server(same name), with the same version of Netbackup, then import the
catalog
> tape with bpimport.
>
>
> "Steven Kirkendoll" wrote:
> >
> >I need to migrate the master server to a new box. What is the best
method?
>

Would this be the same method to use in a disaster recovery situation to restore
a master server?



"Jeffrey Bernard" wrote:
>
>
>If you are going to use the same operating system, then the best way to
do
>this migration would be to back up the catalog to tape. Then build the
new
>server(same name), with the same version of Netbackup, then import the catalog
>tape with bpimport.
>
>
>"Steven Kirkendoll" wrote:
>>
>>I need to migrate the master server to a new box. What is the best method?
>

Pretty much. Or you could stop the services on old and new server and copy
across the Veritas files.

"Ben Fiser" wrote in message
news:43037064@ROSASTDMZ05....
>
> Would this be the same method to use in a disaster recovery situation to
restore
> a master server?
>
>
>
> "Jeffrey Bernard" wrote:
> >
> >
> >If you are going to use the same operating system, then the best way to
> do
> >this migration would be to back up the catalog to tape. Then build the
> new
> >server(same name), with the same version of Netbackup, then import the
catalog
> >tape with bpimport.
> >
> >
> >"Steven Kirkendoll" wrote:
> >>
> >>I need to migrate the master server to a new box. What is the best
method?
> >
>