Hi again folks,
So I am coming up to a year learning Netbackup (was hired as a Junior Analyst with NO previous experience in NBU) and lets just say the process has been challenging but equally as interesting so forgive me if I cross wires. I though I would start this thread to get input from people who have done a similar process or could highlight any points I may have overlooked.
I have been tasked with coming up with a plan to completely decommission a legacy site and move only the master server and approx 9000 tapes over to another site in the UK. The library itself is not required as it has LT03's and the new location has LT05's so they have the ability to read only which will help us in the event of an historic restore.
The master server (O/S - SunOS 5.10/NBU version 6.5.5) has 7 media servers attached (6 of which are Sun OS5.10/NBU 6.5.5 and 1 of which is Linux 2.6el5/NBU version 6.5.3) which I have been told are getting demolished so its my understanding (from the numerous tech notes I have read) that I will firstly need to identify tapes which have valid images on them, using the bpmedialist command. Then I will need to make the master server inherit these tapes to give me the ability to perform restores which I believe will be done using the bpmedia command.
Then I will need to turn the master server off (presumably hosting the master server elsewhere in the meantime), get it moved over here, then bring it back online.
Now I am not asking for an exact plan but perhaps a rough guidline as to what else is involved or anything else I have overlooked.
Any and all help is much appreciated people and hopefully (in a decade) I will be in a position to cascade what I have learnt to someone in a similar position :)