Upgrading from Networker 7.0 to 7.3.2?

Question

I have been using Networker 7.0 (Build 322) for close to 5 years with little to no problems on an IRIX system. We are in the process of migrating our RAID systems to a new Linux (SLES 9) system and probably will be required to move forward to a newer version of Networker. Initially I have installed Networker 7.3.2 on the Linux system. The interface is not intuitive and I don't see alot of similarities. Does anyone know of any documentation that helps with the migration of a Networker database from IRIX to Linux? We currently use the Networker Archive module also. I don't want to lose the Archive volumes and I would prefer to NOT have to un-archive all data and re-archive all data within the new Networker also. Any suggestions are appreciated.

ble1 · Answer

I think IRIX is big endian while Linux is small one which makes a bit this migration unsupported unless you dump db and import it back I believe. However, that suggestion would need to be backed up first by EMC so I would strongly suggest you open this with support and have them do the migration. Irix is rare beast in NW world and there could be few hidden gotchas I could be unaware. Best thing would be to test it. Of course, I'm talking here about fastest way of doing migration - there are some slower ways that should work too.

As for claim that you do not have any issue with 7.0 - well, I would not say that loud given that release had one famous issue leading to potential data loss.

smccollo · Answer

We have been very fortunate with Networker 7.0.

My concern though is that we probably need to move our Networker database to a Linux system. All the feedback I've received from EMC though states we cannot move the database to a different platform as it's NOT supported. I do not want to have to recreate everything from scratch.

ble1 · Answer

Why don't you keep old Irix box as legacy server and use it just for restores if and when required?

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