After upgrading a production server to Windows Server 2012, I found that the Backup Exec agent is not compatible with Server 2012. I signed up to be notifed when the agent became available. I am hearing dead silence. Anyone have any news when an agent will be available? I am sure I don't know all of the details but Server 2012 RC has been available for sometime, and now the actual Server 2012 is out.. Why is it taking so long for a compaitble agent?

In an earlier discussion, a Symantec employee said that there would be an announcement regarding Server 2012 soon.

To date I have not received any information about it. I'm very Urgency this request because I am Four Servers with Windows 2012 and I am without the backup agent. Also I am not able to understand the delay to launch this agent, given that Windows 2012 was released in August, and until the month of December we received no information, not even a prediction.

I did the same thing about a week ago. A simple 2 second search would have saved me from hours of work. It doesn't make much sense why they are not on top of this. I want to take advantage of software assurance with volume licensing but I have to wait for software vendors to catch up even though the developer version of Windows Server 2012 was released a long time ago. I certainly do not want to upgrade BE to 2012 and then 6 months from now upgrade Windows and have to reinstall/re-configure BE. I too haven't received any information on this subject. I'm just disgruntled and wanted to complain :).

There are no specific dates available yet for support. Please subscribe to the following article to get notified when support is available: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH196108 if this answer to ur question mark it as solution pls

Solution? We have no information for you, that is a solution? I did sign up, read my original posting. Dead silence from Symantec, this is ridiculous, Symantec has had almost a year to code a solution and all they can say is no specific date? Too bad Veritas is not still around.

I fully agree with jwshipm. A beta version of Windows Server 2012 was there even in 2011, the product was released to customers in August 2012, and we should see the first Backup Exec agent for it around mid-2013. This is ridiculous.

Backup Exec 2012 Agent for Windows Server 2012

19 Replies

pkh
Moderator
12 years ago
In an earlier discussion, a Symantec employee said that there would be an announcement regarding Server 2012 soon.
TSI_-_I4Pro_Inf
Level 2
12 years ago

To date I have not received any information about it.

I'm very Urgency this request because I am Four Servers with Windows 2012 and I am without the backup agent.

Also I am not able to understand the delay to launch this agent, given that Windows 2012 was released in August, and until the month of December we received no information, not even a prediction.
aesit
12 years ago

I did the same thing about a week ago. A simple 2 second search would have saved me from hours of work.

It doesn't make much sense why they are not on top of this. I want to take advantage of software assurance with volume licensing but I have to wait for software vendors to catch up even though the developer version of Windows Server 2012 was released a long time ago. I certainly do not want to upgrade BE to 2012 and then 6 months from now upgrade Windows and have to reinstall/re-configure BE.

I too haven't received any information on this subject. I'm just disgruntled and wanted to complain :).
Nabil_polska
Level 4
12 years ago
There are no specific dates available yet for support. Please subscribe to the following article to get notified when support is available:

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH196108

if this answer to ur question mark it as solution pls
jwshipm
Level 2
12 years ago
Solution? We have no information for you, that is a solution?

I did sign up, read my original posting. Dead silence from Symantec, this is ridiculous, Symantec has had almost a year to code a solution and all they can say is no specific date? Too bad Veritas is not still around.
stephan_vanheld
Level 5
12 years ago
I fully agree with jwshipm. A beta version of Windows Server 2012 was there even in 2011, the product was released to customers in August 2012, and we should see the first Backup Exec agent for it around mid-2013. This is ridiculous.
gerardt
Level 2
12 years ago
I fully agree with Stephan. I have been lab testing Server 2012 since late summer 2012. You think Symantec would be more pro-active with delivering updates to a flagship product such as BE? I am shopping for another backup solution starting today.
TSI_-_I4Pro_Inf
Level 2
12 years ago

My God a solution please.

Now to further support site that refers to this case is out of the air.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH196108

Symantec please bearings. Your customers are helpless.
Gurvinder
Moderator
12 years ago
Please refer - https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/announcing-new-beta-backup-exec
stephan_vanheld
Level 5
12 years ago
Yes. A BETA version is ANNOUNCED. This should have happened one year ago.