• State Suggested Answer
  • Locked Locked
  • Replies 2 replies
  • Answers 1 answer
  • Subscribers 28 subscribers
  • Views 3674 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
This discussion has been locked.
You can no longer post new replies to this discussion. If you have a question you can start a new discussion

Migrating from DL4000 to DL4300

dtghelp
over 6 years ago

Ok our two new DL4300 are onsite and being configured, one will stay on our site the other to be moved to a DR site.  We already have two DL4000 running 5.4.3 one on our site and the replica at the DR site, the current repo size is about 12TB.  The old kit has to be returned in a couple of months as its leased so what is the best way about getting the old repo on to the new DL4300?  (I'd sort of like to avoid upgrading the current DL4000 to 6.1 as they are working fine and I don't want to be at home to Mr cockup! and have them break) and setting them all up to replicate so what are my other options?

 

I don't need all the current recovery points and quite a few protected clients can be removed from the 5.4.3 and just moved on to the new kit, I only really need to get our SQL, Exchange and main file server across.  So I can reduce the size of the repo a bit.

 

Can the archive from 5.4.3 be imported in to 6.1.3?

  • 0 over 6 years ago

    You have the options of:

    1) Archive the information you want to keep off of the existing core and import it into the new one (yes archives from AA can be imported in RR)

    or

    2) If you have the 2 units on site you can setup a replication partnership between them and replicate the data from 1 to the other.

    Keep in mind the archive will take time and while is it being down the 'new' RPs that are added will not be included, unless you were to setup a scheduled incremental archive. Whereas if you were to do the replication it is 'in sync' until the day you cut over from Core A to Core B. As which point you do 1 final backup on Core A, let it replicate to Core B, then you switch the agent to use Core B and just run with it.

  • 0 over 6 years ago
    looking at the time it'll take to do the archives I'm going to have to bite the bullet and upgrade the existing DL4000s and add the new 4300s as replication targets. Lets home it goes well!