BKUPEXEC database instance

[Steven_English]

I know the PVL.MDB was replaced with the SQL BKUPEXEC instance. Here's the question...

With the upgrade from 8.6 to 9.x do you need to purchase a SQL agent or is a single license included with 9.x?

I just realized 'the hard way' that SQL was not getting backed up on a number of my 9.x servers.

[A_van_der_Boom]

Don't know about the licenses, but for disaster recovery of a SQL server you should have enough if you have the dumps and transaction logs. this way you won't need a BE SQL agent.

Regards
A van der Boom

[Amruta_Purandar]

Hello,

You will need to upgrade the licenses. You can perform Flat file backup if you do not have licenses, which would mean stopping the services of SQL before backup.

Additional Information :
For information on the recent VERITAS Backup Exec security vulnerabilities, including links to the downloads for the necessary hotfixes, please refer to the following document:
Patch summary for Security Advisories VX05-001, VX05-002, VX05-003, VX05-005, VX05-006, VX05-007

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm

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[Steven_English]

WOW - I was afraid of that. I will just add that I have alway been a proponent of Backup Exec, but how could Veritas have not embed some method of backing up its own catalog database, especially after rewiting from the .MDB format? I'm the backup administrator not a database administrator.

Amruta Purandare, please feel free to add this to the many complaints for Backup Exec - Shame on you Veritas.