Backup Exec 10.d Tape Drives

[tesdalld]

We purchased Backup Exec 10.d with robotic libray support. Are we able to add as many tape drives as we want to the robitc loader? do i have to purchase new licenses for a new tape drive in the robitc loader? Some insite would be helpful.




just to get it out of the way. WE are going to be upgrading to 2010, but thats months away.

[Ken_Putnam · Accepted solution]

Out of the box, BackupExec supports one library/loader with one tape drive

If you add additional drives, you need one LEO (Libray Expansion Option) for each drive after the first (ie three drives = two LEO licenses)

If you add an additional loader with one drive, that is also one LEO, additional drives in the second loader are, again, one LEO each



 

[tesdalld]

do they still sell those for Backup Exec 10, or can they be downgraded?

[Ken_Putnam]

do they still sell those for Backup Exec 10, or can they be downgraded?


I doubt it.  You may be able to puchase a current LEO and then have Support generate a back-level serial. But -  v10d has been end-of-live for several years, so maybe not

You can also look at EBay and Craig's List.  back level serials are often listed on both.