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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. Appendix A. Migrating to MSDP storage
  4. Migrating from PureDisk to the NetBackup MSDP
Veritas NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Migrating from PureDisk to the NetBackup MSDP

Note:

NetBackup supports PureDisk Deduplication Pool storage on NetBackup 5000 series appliances only.

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.

Therefore, to replace a NetBackup 5000 series appliance with the NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Option, migrate the storage to a NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Pool.

Table: To migrate from PureDisk to NetBackup MSDP

Step

Task

Procedure

Step 1

Install and configure NetBackup

See the NetBackup Installation Guide for UNIX and Windows:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Step 2

Configure NetBackup deduplication

See Configuring MSDP server-side deduplication.

Step 3

Redirect your backup jobs

Redirect your backup jobs to the NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Pool.

See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Step 4

Decommission your appliance

Optionally, after the backup images expire on your NetBackup 5000 series appliance, decommission your NetBackup 5000 series appliance.

See your NetBackup PureDisk documentation.

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