Restoring images onto an alternative location (partition)

[woodmar]

After allocating additional space for my NetBackup (4.5 MP3) images on a separate partition I am looking for a way to reinstall NetBackup and point the images to the new install of NB. Can reinstall NetBackup on another partition and copy the images, or do I need to restore them somehow? I have used the bprecover command before, but don’t see an option for restoring to an alternative location.
Have anyone ever faced this scenario..? Thanks!

 

[GreggMac]

W,

I've done this more times than I care to remember.
mv openv to openv.old (that way you'll have the
old stuff if needed). Then make an openv directory
on your new partition and link to it from /usr (i.e.
from /usr, ln -s /yadayada/newpartition/openv .
When you re-install, the script will say 'there's
already a link.....' or some such thing. Tell it
that it's ok to use it.

Then do your bprestore.

HTH,

Gregg

ps. I've also found it pretty valuable to put the
images on a separate partition/disk, and make /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images a link to it.