About upgrading from previous versions of Backup Exec
| Article:HOWTO73273 | | | Created: 2012-03-02 | | | Updated: 2012-03-16 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO73273 |
You can use the Backup Exec installation media to upgrade from Backup Exec version 12.5 and later to the current version. The current version of Backup Exec replaces any previous versions. Separate installations of different versions of Backup Exec cannot exist on the same computer. Most settings and all catalogs and all data directories from previous versions of Backup Exec are kept, unless you choose to remove them. This version of Backup Exec can read and restore data from any previous version of Backup Exec or Backup Exec for NetWare, except where Symantec has made end-of-life decisions.
Note: | Upgrading to the current version of Backup Exec from a version before 12.5 requires a multi-step process. |
When you upgrade, Backup Exec automatically converts your existing definitions, configurations, and jobs to the current version. After the migration has completed, Backup Exec displays a Data Migration report. In this report, you can see how your jobs were migrated. Due to the new backup paradigm in Backup Exec 2012, some of your jobs may be combined, split, or moved.
See About the Data Migration report.
Backup Exec 2012 provides backward compatibility as follows:
Backup Exec 2012 can communicate with Backup Exec 12.5 Remote Agent for Windows Systems and later.
Backup Exec 2012 supports side-by-side installations of the Remote Administration Console for Backup Exec 2010 and later.
Backup Exec 2012 Central Admin Server Option server can communicate with Backup Exec 2010 R3 (with the most recent service packs) for the purpose of rolling upgrades.
A Remote Administration Console that uses a previous version of Backup Exec cannot be used with a Backup Exec server on which the current version is installed. For example, a Backup Exec 2010 Remote Administration Console cannot manage a Backup Exec 2012 Backup Exec server.
Before you upgrade Backup Exec, do the following:
Delete the job histories and the catalogs that you no longer need to shorten the upgrade window.
Verify that all available updates are installed for your current version of Backup Exec.
Locate your license information and verify that your licenses are current. You must enter license information for Backup Exec 2012 when you upgrade.
You cannot change the configuration of your Backup Exec servers during an installation. For example, you cannot change an administration server to a managed server. If you want to change the configuration of your Backup Exec servers, do it either before or after you upgrade to the current version. You cannot change the database location during the upgrade process. If you want to change the database location after the upgrade, use BEUtility.
Note: | If you upgrade from a previous version of Backup Exec that uses a non-English version of Windows, you must download the SQL Express SP4 setup file for that language from the Microsoft Web site. |
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