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16 years ago
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What Backup Exec system files do you backup?

I am using Backup Exec 12 for windows servers and would like to know what backup exec files found in program files do you back up?

I back up the entire "program files\symantec\back up" but I get "file in use" warnings that I would like to eliminate; they are coming from the "catalogs", "data" and "logs" sub directories.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Dave

  • Seagate, then Veritas, and now Symantec have always recommended a direct install of the latest version you are licensed for if you need to recover the media server, rather than trying to restore program files

    To recover your media server, you need:

    - the BEDB.BAK file  (contains info about all volumes  known by your system, your jobs, selection lists, schedules and if you use them, B2D Devices and Loader Partitions

    - the \Catalogs folder (for obvious reasons)

    - the BESERNUM.XML file (contains  all the serials installed on your system)

    - a physical tape backup of your B2D devices if you do not routinely DUPLICATE to tape for off-site storage

    See  http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/295614.htm
  • I think it's a bit strange that Symantec haven't created a proper way to back up the files necessary to re-create the Backup Exec environment. Riva11's suggestion, where you collect the files in one folder will properly work, but it's a home made solution, with an expensive program as BE, this function should be build-in.

  • Seagate, then Veritas, and now Symantec have always recommended a direct install of the latest version you are licensed for if you need to recover the media server, rather than trying to restore program files

    To recover your media server, you need:

    - the BEDB.BAK file  (contains info about all volumes  known by your system, your jobs, selection lists, schedules and if you use them, B2D Devices and Loader Partitions

    - the \Catalogs folder (for obvious reasons)

    - the BESERNUM.XML file (contains  all the serials installed on your system)

    - a physical tape backup of your B2D devices if you do not routinely DUPLICATE to tape for off-site storage

    See  http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/295614.htm

  • Seagate, then Veritas, and now Symantec have always recommended a direct install of the latest version you are licensed for if you need to recover the media server, rather than trying to restore program files

    To recover your media server, you need:

    - the BEDB.BAK file  (contains info about all volumes  known by your system, your jobs, selection lists, schedules and if you use them, B2D Devices and Loader Partitions

    - the \Catalogs folder (for obvious reasons)

    - the BESERNUM.XML file (contains  all the serials installed on your system)

    - a physical tape backup of your B2D devices if you do not routinely DUPLICATE to tape for off-site storage

    See  http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/295614.htm

  • Seagate, then Veritas, and now Symantec have always recommended a direct install of the latest version you are licensed for if you need to recover the media server, rather than trying to restore program files

    To recover your media server, you need:

    - the BEDB.BAK file  (contains info about all volumes  known by your system, your jobs, selection lists, schedules and if you use them, B2D Devices and Loader Partitions

    - the \Catalogs folder (for obvious reasons)

    - the BESERNUM.XML file (contains  all the serials installed on your system)

    - a physical tape backup of your B2D devices if you do not routinely DUPLICATE to tape for off-site storage

    See  http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/295614.htm

  • Seagate, then Veritas, and now Symantec have always recommended a direct install of the latest version you are licensed for if you need to recover the media server, rather than trying to restore program files

    To recover your media server, you need:

    - the BEDB.BAK file  (contains info about all volumes  known by your system, your jobs, selection lists, schedules and if you use them, B2D Devices and Loader Partitions

    - the \Catalogs folder (for obvious reasons)

    - the BESERNUM.XML file (contains  all the serials installed on your system)

    - a physical tape backup of your B2D devices if you do not routinely DUPLICATE to tape for off-site storage

    See  http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/295614.htm

  • Seagate, then Veritas, and now Symantec have always recommended a direct install of the latest version you are licensed for if you need to recover the media server, rather than trying to restore program files

    To recover your media server, you need:

    - the BEDB.BAK file  (contains info about all volumes  known by your system, your jobs, selection lists, schedules and if you use them, B2D Devices and Loader Partitions

    - the \Catalogs folder (for obvious reasons)

    - the BESERNUM.XML file (contains  all the serials installed on your system)

    - a physical tape backup of your B2D devices if you do not routinely DUPLICATE to tape for off-site storage

    See  http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/295614.htm
  • You should ideally be backing up your catalogs, but I don't. I sometimes back up the SQL database, based on the size of the site.
    Otherwise I recatalog the tapes if need be. It takes time, but on smaller sites it's not necessarily a problem