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peter_siffredi
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11 years ago

Backup Exec 2012 and working with Backup Exec 11d and ArcServe Products

Hi,  We're looking at implementing Backup Exec 2012. Is this product fully backwards compatible with Backup Exec 11d? Can I also use it to restore my backup data on tape and disk from ArcServe ...
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  • CraigV's avatar
    CraigV
    11 years ago

    Sorry for only replying now Peter, I only came across this...

    You can try to restore using BE...but if it doesn't work, you have a long road ahead to get this done...you'd have to look at downloading ARCserve 16.5, merging all those tapes into the database, and then restoring the data to disk, before stopping the CA services, starting up the BE services, and backing up that data.

    Alternatively install ARCserve and keep it disabled until required.

    BE would be able to catalog the tapes, but this is the only way to enter the contents and details of those tapes into the BEDB.

    Thanks!

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peter_siffredi
Level 2
11 years ago

Thanks Craig,

 On the Backup Exec 11d side of things, if I have old Backup 11d data sitting around on tape or disk, can I use Backup Exec 2012 to read and restore this information?