Catalog Conversion Utility

In order to allow users to convert from ASCII to binary, NetBackup offers a catalog format conversion utility called cat_convert. The utility converts NetBackup catalog .f files between version 3.4, 4.0V or 4.5 ASCII format and 4.5 binary format. cat_convert automatically detects the source catalog file format and converts it to the other format. See the NetBackup Commands Guide for UNIX for information on cat_convert.

Upon installation, NetBackup does not convert existing ASCII catalogs to the binary catalog format. However, any new catalogs created will be binary. You may elect to upgrade any existing NetBackup catalogs to binary format using the catalog conversion utility, cat_convert, described below.