05-18-2015 02:44 AM
Hello everyone,
We are planning to migrate from ARCserve r16.5 SP1 to the latest Backup Exec. The plan is to do this without losing our old backups from ARCserve.
So my question is can we install Backup Exec in a cohabitational way with our ARCserve software?
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05-18-2015 02:58 AM
When installing BE with another backup software, you'll have to ensure the BE's backup schedules, vss snapshots do not conflict with ArcServe's.
Secondly, if using a tape storage, BE will take control of the tape storage and this cannot be shared by ArcServe unless BE's services are not running.
05-18-2015 03:02 AM
05-18-2015 02:58 AM
When installing BE with another backup software, you'll have to ensure the BE's backup schedules, vss snapshots do not conflict with ArcServe's.
Secondly, if using a tape storage, BE will take control of the tape storage and this cannot be shared by ArcServe unless BE's services are not running.
05-18-2015 03:02 AM
05-18-2015 03:16 AM
Thanks VJware and Gurvinder Rait!
This means that I can install BE next to ARCserve without any problems if I ensure there is no conflict with both schedules or disable all of ArcServe services right?
So when I need to go back then I could disable the services from BE and enable the services from ARCserve and there shouldn't be any problem?
05-18-2015 03:21 AM
That's right.
05-18-2015 03:28 AM
Great! Thanks again for the help.