Symantec 7 User Manual
Table 2-5
Replacing a PDDO host with a media server deduplication host
Procedure
Task
Deactivate all backup policies that use the host.
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for UNIX and
Linux, Volume I
Linux, Volume I
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for Windows,
Volume I..
Volume I..
Ensure that no activity
occurs on the host
occurs on the host
NetBackup deduplication components cannot reside on the
same host as a PureDisk Deduplication Option (PDDO) agent.
Therefore, remove the PDDO plug-in from the host.
same host as a PureDisk Deduplication Option (PDDO) agent.
Therefore, remove the PDDO plug-in from the host.
See the NetBackup PureDisk Deduplication Option Guide.
Remove the PDDO plug-in
If the media server runs a version of NetBackup earlier than
7.0, upgrade that server to NetBackup 7.0 or later.
7.0, upgrade that server to NetBackup 7.0 or later.
See the NetBackup Installation Guide for UNIX and Linux.
See the NetBackup Installation Guide for Windows.
Upgrade the media server to
7.0 or later
7.0 or later
In the Storage Server Configuration Wizard, select
PureDisk Deduplication Pool and enter the name of the
Storage Pool Authority.
PureDisk Deduplication Pool and enter the name of the
Storage Pool Authority.
See
on page 48.
Configure the host
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for UNIX and
Linux, Volume I
Linux, Volume I
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for Windows,
Volume I..
Volume I..
Activate your backup policies
Migrating from PureDisk to the NetBackup Media
Server Deduplication option
Server Deduplication option
NetBackup cannot use the storage hardware while PureDisk uses it for storage.
The structure of the PureDisk storage is different than the structure of the storage
for integrated NetBackup deduplication. The disk systems cannot be used
simultaneously by both NetBackup and PureDisk. The PureDisk images on the
storage cannot be transferred to the deduplication storage server storage.
The structure of the PureDisk storage is different than the structure of the storage
for integrated NetBackup deduplication. The disk systems cannot be used
simultaneously by both NetBackup and PureDisk. The PureDisk images on the
storage cannot be transferred to the deduplication storage server storage.
Therefore, to migrate from NetBackup PureDisk to the NetBackup Media Server
Deduplication Option, Symantec recommends that you age the PureDisk storage
pool backups until they expire.
Deduplication Option, Symantec recommends that you age the PureDisk storage
pool backups until they expire.
Planning your deployment
Migrating from PureDisk to the NetBackup Media Server Deduplication option
Migrating from PureDisk to the NetBackup Media Server Deduplication option
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