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Tuning my LTO4 tape drive.

Recently, I embarked on an exercise to see if changing the properties of the tape drive has any effect on the speed of my backups. I am using BE 12.5.  I back up my data to a SAS-attached HP tape library with a LTO4 tape drive and I write to both ...

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What to look out for when upgrading to Backup Exec 2010...my experiences!

I am busy going through the process of upgrading our Backup Exec 12.5 servers (with 2 CASOs) to Backup Exec 2010, in order to take advantage of the new features introduced in the new software. However, I have come across a number of issues and ...

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What to expect when backing up data over iSCSI

- iSCSI Background - Considering the lifespan of iSCSI when compared to standard SCSI or Fibre Channel, it's not uncommon for people to be unfamiliar with the proper configuration and speed expectations of the new protocol. iSCSI is an IP based stand...

Advanced Open File Option

  This option was introduced in Backup Exec, primarily for backup of open files. In pre-Windows 2003 days Microsoft did not provide any snapshot technology for backup of open files. So, backup of open files was a challenge, and they would get skipped...

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Backup Exec - ESX with RALUS Agent

Problem - Unable to browse the ESX server for defining backup selection. Solution - Refer to the attached document for resolving the said problem / issue

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BEWS 11d with Oracal Agent

HI all, Great to see again. Please find the atttached document and follow the same if you want to take Oracale backup through BEWS 11d. Right from installation, configuration of agent, backups and restore of Oracle yoou wil get alllll. Please le...

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BEWS 11D with RALUS agent and configuration of Backup jobs

BEWS 11D with RALUS agent and configuration of Backup jobs.... Please find the attached document and get prepared to backup Linux servers with backup methods configurations. (Sun Solaris) easily.. Use Full, Differetial and Incremental using modified...

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BEWS 11d with NDMP option

Hi All, PLease find the attached document which will let you know how to use NDMP option in BEWS 11D. Tips & Tricks to backup  and restore NDMP. Guy's check it and let me any queries. Regards KK 

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Backup Exec Implementation

Hi All, Here I would like to share my experience of my first project of Symantec Backup Exec. I hope you will find this interesting. Regards, Abhijit Soman

HOWTO - How to manage a server from another domain on your CASO server

Our work environment consists of multiple domains, with all the sites running Backup Exec 12.5. Normally we’d have to have licenses for 2 CASO servers (1 in each of our site domains). However, it is possible to manage a server in another domain using...

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Inventory and Catalog - What they do and when to use them

Two commonly used features of Backup Exec are Inventory and Catalog.   Inventory is generally used when you physically change tapes in your tape drive or library and you'd like to inform Backup Exec of the change.  Without performing an inventory, ...

“Hosts” Entry

This article is about “how Hosts file playing a main role in Netbackup Environment” Here is something about Hosts file from "Wikipedia" What is Host File? The hosts file is a computer file used to store information on where to find a node on a comp...

Completing Troublesome Restore & Catalog Jobs in Backup Exec

Often times when we are trying to restore extremely old data in Backup Exec we encounter all sorts of problems. The causes can vary from a corrupt database or catalogs to media label conflicts within the catalog. Common symptoms are continuously fa...

Moving from ARCserve 11.5 to Backup Exec 11D

I work on an outsource team on a very big client, who for a number of years had used ARCserve as their backup solution.A project was started just before I moved across from another outsource client to see whether or not ARCserve needed to be replaced...

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Using Backup Exec with Firewalls

Backups know no bounds. Servers with data to backup are often located behind firewalls, requiring Backup Exec to cross that barrier. Windows XP's internal firewall adds to the complexity, with settings of its own. The default out-of-the-box settings ...

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MEDIA PROTECTION

Related to a situation when we hav multi-slot autoloader,,, backups running every night ranging from daily to monthly .cherry on the top customer has himself set up media label,, external barcode which r bit difficult to understand like[instead of si...

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