01-18-2013 10:33 AM
The Backup Exec team is delighted to announce registration for the next beta release of Backup Exec 2010 and 2012! This beta release supports VMware vSphere 5.1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (and Hyper-V). It is available for BOTH Backup Exec 2010 R3 and 2012, and is expected to be delivered automatically to either platform (as long as you are under maintenance).
02-07-2013 05:37 AM
Hi, will incremental backup working in the beta realease? In BE 2012 Symantec has removed the option to use incremental backup by the use of the archive bit, they used Microsoft Change Journal. And the increment backup isn´t working reliable. http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH150397&profileURL=https%3A%2F%2Fsymaccount-profile.symantec.com%2FSSO%2Findex.jsp%3FssoID%3D1360243522698d7nGo39rRSKo56Om8t78mR0vsL3yKWtx44ASH
03-08-2013 06:48 AM
Hi Juergen - although I can't confirm what you asked you need to be more specific as I you have not mentioned that you are specifically asking about Synthetic Backups.
Incremental backups by Archive bit do exist in BE 2012 already it is just not the default and cannot be set on a synthetic job
03-15-2013 09:50 AM
03-15-2013 12:04 PM
04-02-2013 10:22 AM
Hi all - in case you missed it, the update is here. In short, beta in May and GA in July for both BE2010 and BE2012.
Questions and comments welcome, and be sure to watch out for pre-release information and events coming here on Connect as well as on Spiceworks, Twitter, Reddit and Google+.
05-20-2013 01:26 PM
Hello all, i'm not sure if this is the same for BE 2010 R3 and BE 2012...but we still haven't upgraded from BE version 2010. I tried to push the BE Agent to a Windows 2012 server from console and it failed.
So after some research I decided to try an manual install of the BE agent on my Win2012 server. (on the Win2012 - i browsed to the BE Server - C:\Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\Agents\RAWSX64\ and ran Setup.exe ) It worked, of course it did warn me about the incompatibility, it just needed me to install .net 3.5. In this case i'm trying to restore backups to this new Win2012 server, I need to test that it can actually run backup jobs.
So at this point the BE agent is installed on Win2012 and running, no crashing, or problems that i see and I've restore almost a TB of data so far. I'm sure Symantec will tell us it's not supported, but until we have another option this might work for some of you.
enjoy
05-21-2013 01:00 PM
...this probably works for as many people as it doesn't for others. The forums are mainly rife with it not working, and you're right...the official stance is that it doesn't work. Put it into production and run into a problem restoring and I am sure you will not be helped.
Thanks!
06-13-2013 01:31 PM
Hi Symantec,
it´s a joke isn´t it? Windows Server 2012 was released on 4th of September 2012!!!!!! Now it´s June 2013. For developers the beta was released before April 2012.
You are now testing the os for about one year!
By the way, when will you support Windows Server 2012 R2?? On July 2016?
Sorry, but i cannot laugh anymore...
06-21-2013 04:14 PM
where can I obtain a copy of the beta? live update didn't pull BE 2012 SP2? Everything is up to date...
06-26-2013 05:44 AM
07-01-2013 03:48 PM
I have to agree with the last couple of posts. I've been a very loyal supporter of BE for many years. I'm going to start looking around for a replacement very soon if support for Win8 / Server 2012 is released out of beta. I don't want to do this, but I will have to.
07-03-2013 05:52 AM
BE still only in beta, Microsoft are soon releasing Windows Server 2012R2 (!!)
We are getting more and more Windows Server 2012 servers.
Backup is critical from day 1!!! Not after two years
07-03-2013 10:44 AM
07-03-2013 10:49 AM
HNeumann, not sure what you are looking for here.
The beta is in final phases and you can expect it to be released by the end of July. Follow the BE blog for updates on the plan for Windows Server 2012 R2 and vSphere 5.5, and stay tuned to our social media feeds at Spiceworks, Twitter, Reddit and Google+ for expositions on the new Service Packs as they come out.
07-03-2013 10:57 AM
07-17-2013 08:33 AM
I'm not sure what he is looking for but what I'm looking for is a product that runs on Windows 2012 and fully supports Exchange 2013.
I bought a new server with Windows 2012, Exchange 2013 and an LTO6 tape drive and I asked the vendor for a backup solution, BE2012 they sold me, never could I imagine that it would not be compatible!
I'm running the Beta but you can only install the agent on Windows 2012 I can not run the full program so I cannot use my new LTO6 tape drive in my 2012 server. So I had to build a Windows 2008 server to install BE2012 then back up to disk. Although you now support Exchange 2013 you don't support GRT so I cannot restore individual mailbox items I can only restore the whole database, what good is that to anyone? SDR? Nope you don't support that on Windows 2012 either. These are big problems for me, especially GRT.
Here states GRT will not be a part of SP2:
http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/protection-exchange-2013-grt
Then the bit about the agent only:
Q: Can I install this release of Backup Exec on a Windows 2012 server?
A: This release of Backup Exec will provide support for remote protection of Windows 2012 servers only. It will not support the ability to install Backup Exec directly on a Windows 2012 server. Support for this is being planned for a future release.
The above from here https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-beta-program-backup-exec-2012-r2
So yes the Beta is in the final phases but its still offering very limited support for products that have been available for almost year. It is worrying that when you do come to fully support all the options I want a new OS will be out that you don't. How can you be so behind the game? I haven't seen anyone from Symantec answer this?
07-18-2013 01:25 AM
...the Symantec answer is on the blog below, which details why, how, and what happened:
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/what-going-backup-exec-2012-windows-server-2012
Thanks!
07-18-2013 02:38 AM
So its all about quality and nothing will be released until its ready, these things take time. That's great but if you can't support products that have been around for a long time you will lose customers. You can see how unhappy people are in that blog and I totally agree with them. If I had Exchange 2013 GRT then I'd at least be happier but its very vague for when this might be supported.
In the link in my last post about GRT it says:
Current plans are that GRT support for Exchange 2013 cannot be deliverd by Hotfix but will be in the next complete/full release of Backup Exec. Sorry cannot provide any form of time estimate (although it is likely a beta program for this will be run prior to the public availability)
Can you clarify what what the next complete/full release of Backup Exec is? Does that mean a complete new version of BE, maybe called BE2013? If so would that mean I have to pay to upgrade to newer version to get Exchange 2013 GRT? No time estimate sounds like its not coming anytime soon.
07-18-2013 02:41 AM
...I'm not a Symantec employee, so no, I can't answer any of those questions. Best to ask them of the people involved with the Beta.
Thanks!