Hi,
My backup failed yesterday. With the following error.
When I check the licence on the Agent it seems fine.
Backup agent - Security - Experation date 11-09-12.
I am very new to backup exec so i'm I doing anything wrong?
Correct
To even connect to any ServerOS machine or any Desktop machine running XP or later, you must have a RAWS serial installed on the media server
Are you backing up remote servers?
Click on Tools->Install Options & license keys, Do you see any license key for remote agent.
Also deselect BKUPEXEC SQL instance from the selection list as it would require SQL agent license.
If still the problem exist then uninstall the agent from the server and push install from the media server.
Looks like I didnt have an agent licence, strange as it was working.
I have unistalled the agent from the remote machine and add it as a network location.
My only concern is that the data is currently replicated by DFS, so am I right in thinking that without the agent I cannot use shadow copy?
"My only concern is that the data is currently replicated by DFS, so am I right in thinking that without the agent I cannot use shadow copy"
You can backup local DFS data (IF be media server is also DFSR file server) without need of any
extra remote agent license.
Thanks all for your help so far.
I thought it always had to be selected from Shadow copy location.
I could I guess copy the data locally, but it seems like having two copys on the same server (ESX) is crazy.
Well my incremental failed tonight even after I removed the agent, so a little stumped now.
Even if you are not installing an agent on the remote server, as long as you are backing it up, you require a remote agent licence. This is to comply with the licencing terms.
Yes you would be selecting DFS data, under shadow copy components and user data
- so what difference will it make, if DFSR local to media server- still no additional license needed.
What is error in failure?
DFS data not local on the media server. Its on another VM on the ESX host.
I would have to copy the DFS data to the media server effectively meaning we have two copys on the same host?
Even though I have removed the agent I still get the licence error. I have selected the location from user defined Selection.
I believe even to backup any share in BE 2010, You need to have atleast 1 remote agent license installed
to enable remote backup on BE. (which can be used to backup a full machine)
Correct
To even connect to any ServerOS machine or any Desktop machine running XP or later, you must have a RAWS serial installed on the media server
