Description:
Migration of a NetVault:Backup server job definitions from one machine to another can be performed, however the following pre-requisites conditions must be met.
Pre-requisites:
- The original and target machines must be running on the same platform - e.g. both running on Windows-based operating systems or both on Linux-based operating systems.
- The original and target NetVault:Backup servers MUST have the SAME version of NetVault:Backup installed, e.g. NetVault 7.4.5
- The original and target NetVault:Backup servers MUST have the SAME NetVault server name.
- The NetVault:Backup database MUST be installed in the SAME directory on both servers. e.g. /usr/netvault/db
For more information on this topic, please see the Administration Module 1 Introduction to NetVault Backup-Web-based Training
1 - Perform a backup of the original server's NetVault:Backup database using the NV Database plugin.
2 - Install NetVault:Backup onto the target machine as server. If there are any NetVault:Backup client versions present on the target machine then uninstall those first. The pre-requisite conditions mentioned above must be met during the install, or the procedure will fail.
3 - Add the tape device to the target NetVault:Backup server from the Device Management GUI window.
4 - Load and import the tape containing the backup taken in step 1. Once read, the tape will show up as "foreign" on the new server. Right-click and "scan" it.
5 - Open the Restore GUI window and locate the backup session imported in step 4. (Double click on the NetVault Server name and it will then display all the Plugins including the NetVault Databases. Double click on NetVault Databases and it will display the Restore Selection Sets. Finally when you double click
