After an upgrade to NetBackup Flex Scale 2.1, the metadata format in cloud storage of MSDP cloud volume is changed
If MSDP cloud volumes are configured in NetBackup Flex Scale 1.3/1.3.1 and you upgrade to NetBackup Flex Scale 2.1, the metadata format in cloud storage of MSDP cloud volume gets changed. It is recommended to follow the workaround to convert the old metadata format to new one. (4042920)
Note:
Do not downgrade NetBackup Flex Scale 2.1 to 1.3/1.3.1 after the metadata conversion since 1.3/1.3.1 does not recognize the new metadata format in cloud storage.
Workaround: After the upgrade to NetBackup Flex Scale 2.1 is successfully completed, perform the following steps:
Using SSH log in to the appliance with the admin account. The Veritas Appliance Shell is displayed. Enter the following command:
support elevate
Manually run commands to start the conversion of cloud metadata format.
docker ps -qf ancestor=uss-engine | xargs -i docker exec {} /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/cacontrol --catalog cloudmetadataconvertonRun the following command to check the conversion status.
docker ps -qf ancestor=uss-engine | xargs -i docker exec {} /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/cacontrol --catalog cloudmetadataconvertstatus