Backup exec 12.5

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Can we define the Unix server as the Media server??

[piyaboot]

 

•Supported platforms

–Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versions 4 & 5

–SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) versions 9 & 10

–Novell OES versions 1 & 2 (Version 1 is 32 bit only)

–Asianux versions 2 & 3

[Broken_Symmetry]

Thanks
Can we take the backup of  whole ESX sever
and restore it incase of DR??

[joydeepdutt]

Hi


Backup exec 12.5  can only be installed  on Windows platform as MEDIA SERVER


Hence answer to question 1 :
Q    :   "Can we define the Unix server as the Media server??"
A :   No .   
But you can define unix only as 'unix as media server  AGENT' ( it just keeps major info of catalogs -IT IS NOT MEDIA SERVER)



Qeustion 2 :

Yes you can protect your whole ESX server (provided agent is installed for same)

Refer the software compatiblity link BE 12.5  :  Page 33 of 69

ftp://exftpp.symantec.com/pub/support/products/Backup_Exec_for_WindowsNT/307063.pdf



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[Colin_Weaver]

You can also have a Windows Media Server, but have the tape drive attached to the Linux/Unix server by using the Remote Media Agent for Linux (RMAL) - please check the SCL for compatibility as this may not be possible in an ESX environment.