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BElearner
Level 4
10 years ago

Extracting data

I have got this 2 TB external HD which is connected to the server where Back up Exec resides in. I need to extract about 1.5 TB data from one of the jobs to this 2 TB external HD. Googled like all day but could not find a solution. Any suggestions? I am new and learning to use backup exec 2012. Thought it would be like   plugging in USB and doing the copy paste stuff...seems like it's much more than that....

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  • pkh's avatar
    pkh
    10 years ago

    By extracting, do you mean that you want to get back the files from a backup?  If so, then you have to create a restore job and restore whatever files from that backup.  In your job, you specify file re-direction to restore the files to this external disk.

    I would strongly recommend that you read the Admin Guide.

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    pkh
    Moderator
    10 years ago

    By extracting, do you mean that you want to get back the files from a backup?  If so, then you have to create a restore job and restore whatever files from that backup.  In your job, you specify file re-direction to restore the files to this external disk.

    I would strongly recommend that you read the Admin Guide.

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    BElearner
    Level 4
    10 years ago

    Thanks, going thru the Admin Guide. By extracting i mean duplicating backups to an external drive. I have got to a point where the "most recent full backup" is duplicating to an external 2 TB portable drive. How ever, i have got these error now which reads "The job failed with the following error: A checksum of the data has failed". Googling these errors as well as going thru the guide, but any suggestion would be highly appreciated.

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    pkh
    Moderator
    10 years ago

    This usually means that the duplicate is bad.  It could be caused by your USB drive or poor USB connection.