Backup Exec provides the ability to encrypt data, which helps us in protecting data from unauthorized access. Backup Exec provide the Software Encryption, but it also supports some devices that provide Hardware Encryption with the T10 standard. Backu...
Well, I wrote an article a while back when I had started to think about disaster recovery, and had intended to follow it up shortly after. Work pressures and other things made sure I wasn't able to pursue the DR process. You can read up on the first ...
Trawling through the Backup Exec forums sees a number of postings regarding whether or not it is worth using the agents that BE has at its disposal. It’s interesting seeing the responses, with 2 sides arguing for, or against the use of agents. In lig...
Often, there will be users who would complain that BE upset their carefully thought out tape naming scheme by using a tape not intended for that backup. For example, a daily backup job taking a tape from the weekly media set or Monday's backup data ...
Every now and then, there would be an aggrieved user who feels that he was not given the full measure by his tape. For example, for LTO3 tapes, the label on the box specifies 400GB and he is not getting anything close to this. To add to the confusi...
This is my first article on symantec connect. Many people know how to backup data, file but when their server goes down they don't know how to restore the database, and email at that time. I think we need to study further on the restore solution. Thi...
Hi Folks, let me talk about a Problem I have found at a Customer Site. What this Customer see, is that the BE GUI is slowing down and BE Services also starting slow. If for example changing Job Properties Devices, the respond is very slow. There is...
DHCP & Print Server Backups Scenario: All servers are running Windows Server 2008 R2. Like most well run IT departments you have system images for servers. You probably have multiple sites, possibly with low bandwidth connections and you would lik...
Why? If you are using a tape library with a barcode reader, you should be using barcode labels. Why use barcode labels for your tapes? EFFICIENCY. The tape library can identify a tape from its barcode label without having to read the internal lab...
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 ...
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 ...
We've gone through a process of removing all our site reps from the Domain Administrators group. The main issue for this was a security requirement to not allow them to have too much power. No sense in having them break anything on our servers to tes...
Administrators often run into difficulties providing comprehensive backup and recovery of VMware. While VMware’s built-in backup tools provide some level of protection, they do not allow the kind of flexibility and granular control many enterprises d...
- 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...
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...
Backup is one of the domains every customer is worried about. Everyone is concerned about Recovery Point Objective (RTO) and Recover Time Objective. The Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is the point in time to which you must recover data as defined by ...
Every Customer has their own wish list of features that they want in any software. The more features you provide, the more happy they are. I have seen many vendors striving to meet this wish list but it seems very difficult as this list goes on incr...
Please find the attach document to install backup exec version 12 in windows 2008 cluster
Problem - Unable to browse the ESX server for defining backup selection. Solution - Refer to the attached document for resolving the said problem / issue
Hi, Please find attached Implementation Plan - Backup Exec for NAS & SAN Backups
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