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Ajit_Jha
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11 years ago

SDR of Appliance

Greetings!!!

I am looking for an information before i proceed with implemantation. Is it possible to take a SDR backup of backup exec appliance. If yes then please share the valuable info. I have been looking out for information on support page but unfortunately could not find.

Waiting for your prompt response.

 

Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec 3600 Appliance
Configuring
Documentation
Windows Server (2003-2008)
  • Ajit_Jha's avatar
    Ajit_Jha
    11 years ago

    Jaydeep,

    I did some research and opened a support case and according to Symantec SDR is not recommended for BE 3600 Appliance due to its configuration, complexity and data size – dedupe folder can accommodate about 5TBs of data.

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    Jaydeep_S
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    This is a bit complicated process, as SDR recovery is only possible from disk based or tape based backups. You cannot perform SDR restore from backup sets from a deduplication folder. Typically assuming backups on an Appliance would be targeted to a Deduplication device. This has been mentioned in

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/resources/sites/BUSINESS/content/live/DOCUMENTATION/5000/DOC5215/en_US/readme_en.html

    So for this to work, you need to either perform local backups of an appliance to a normal Backup to disk folder or add stage in your main job (to dedup) and duplicate the backup to a Tape or Backup to disk folder.. Once this is done, then the restore is fairly straight forward

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH180099

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    Ajit_Jha
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Hi Jaydeep,

    Thanks for the information.

    My concern is the dedup folder, what if appliance crashes and i reset the appliance, will my earlier backup will still be there after inventory and catalog.

     

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    Jaydeep_S
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    This should help

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH143335

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH187911

  • Ajit_Jha's avatar
    Ajit_Jha
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Hi Jaydeep,

     

    Thank you again. But these articles are talking about backup exec servers installed on a physical hardware. I am looking for appliance which has Dedup folder on its own box.

  • Jaydeep_S's avatar
    Jaydeep_S
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    No. The logic of backup and restore procedure remains the same even on appliance.

  • Ajit_Jha's avatar
    Ajit_Jha
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Jaydeep,

    I did some research and opened a support case and according to Symantec SDR is not recommended for BE 3600 Appliance due to its configuration, complexity and data size – dedupe folder can accommodate about 5TBs of data.