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Hello Experts<br />
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I am preparing to upgrade my Backup Exec servers, but I'm not sure of a couple things. &nbsp;First, I have two media servers running. &nbsp;How can I find out which one is the &quot;main&quot; server? &nbsp;I plan on decommissioning one of the servers after I get the upgrade done.<br />
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Is copying the &quot;data&quot; and &quot;catalogs&quot; folder enough to preserve my data or is there an export feature I should use?<br />
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When upgrading the servers, will I lose any jobs that I have configured?<br />
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That's all I can think of at the moment. &nbsp;Any help would be appreciated.<br />
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Thanks much.<br />

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Hello Experts

I am preparing to upgrade my Backup Exec servers, but I'm not sure of a couple things.  First, I have two media servers running.  How can I find out which one is the "main" server?  I plan on decommissioning one of the servers after I get the upgrade done.

Is copying the "data" and "catalogs" folder enough to preserve my data or is there an export feature I should use?

When upgrading the servers, will I lose any jobs that I have configured?

That's all I can think of at the moment.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks much.


Backup Exec upgrade from 12.5 to 2010 R2

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.