Method 1: Modifying the NetBackup Catalogs

This method changes the contents of NetBackup catalogs and thus requires administrator intervention. It is best to use this method only when the server reassignment is permanent. Some examples of when to use this method:

• Media is moved to an offsite location, where a media server exists.
• A robot has been moved from one server to another.
• Two (or more) servers are sharing a robot, each has connected drives. One of the servers will soon be disconnected or replaced.
• Two (or more) servers each have their own robots. One of the server's robots has run out of media capacity for future backups, while plenty of empty slots exist on another server's robot.

The actual steps used in the process vary depending on whether the original server is still available.

If the Server that Originally Wrote the Media Is Available

1. If necessary, physically move the media. Then, update the Media Manager volume database by using move volume options in the Media Manager administration utilities.
2. Update the NetBackup image catalog on the master server and the NetBackup media catalogs on both the original NetBackup server (oldserver) and the destination NetBackup server (newserver).

   Use the following commands, which can be run from any one of the NetBackup servers:

   UNIX NetBackup server (as root user):

   
        cd /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
        bpmedia -movedb -m media_id -newserver hostname
       -oldserver hostname 

   (the admincmd command above must be on one line)

   Windows NetBackup server (as administrator, from the MSDOS prompt):

   
        cd install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd
        bpmedia.exe -movedb -m media_id 
       -newserver hostname -oldserver hostname

   (the admincmd command above must be on one line)

If the Host that Originally Wrote the Media Is Not Available

1. If necessary, physically move the media and update the Media Manager volume database by using the move volume options in the Media and Device Management window.
2. Update only the NetBackup image catalog on the master server. Use the following commands from the NetBackup master server:

   On a UNIX NetBackup server (as root user):

   
        cd /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
        bpimage -id media_id -newserver hostname 
       -oldserver hostname

   (the admincmd command above must be on one line)

   On a Windows NetBackup server (as administrator, from the MSDOS prompt):

   
        cd install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd
        bpimage.exe -id media_id -newserver hostname 
       -oldserver hostname 

   (the admincmd command above must be on one line)

To revert to the original configuration for future restores, perform the same steps again, switching the host names on the commands.