Backup Exec 2012 - crashes

[GotoGuy]

Hello,

Using Backup Exec Server 2012 Version 14.0 Rev1798 running on Server 2012 64bit. 

Issue is that the system does backup, full and diff but keeps crashing with the following error and will shutdown. "object reference not set to an instance of an object"

Any ideas?

[pkh · Accepted solution]

Using Server 2012 as a media server is not supported. Currently you can only backup Server 2012

[GotoGuy]

It is only  a backup server backing up files to USB drives

[pkh]

It is not supported

[GotoGuy]

So Backup Exec 2012 (version listed above) does not support Server 2012, even thou it does actully backup to disk but crashes and random points?

[lmosla]

As pkh said, Backup Exec 2012 supports backing up remote Windows Server 2012 it is currently unsupported to install on a Server 2012.

also see here for information about the upcoming Beta that will include support for this and how to sign up https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/backup-exec-2012-update-vsphere-55-support-and-r2-beta...