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Backup exec with san

jphughes
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hi can anyone advise if OEM Backup Exec Quickstart supports backup of a SAN.
An example would be backup of the SAN in a BladeCentre S??
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Abhijit_Soman
Level 6
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No

Backup Exec Quickstart do not support SAN based backup. It can backup the volume if the LUN is mapped to the server.

Ben_L_
Level 6
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If the SAN shows up as a local drive to the Backup Exec server I do not see why it would not back up the SAN drives.  But for an official Yes or No answer you will need to contact the OEM you got the quick start addtion from as they provide support for it.

teiva-boy
Level 6
Why not?  If Windows sees it as a local drive, I'm sure it will work.

However, any advanced functionality like snapshots and such probably not without some added options.

CraigV
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The application doesn't support SANs full stop. It doesn't have that functionality. It's 1 thing backing up a drive presented from SAN-attached storage which Windows sees as a local drive anyway, but another thing backing up another server using the SAN (ie. SAN SSO in Backup Exec). In this case, no it won't, not even a LAN-based server.
This version of Backup Exec is for a stand-alone server only.

From the following link:

http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20050118_04&company=veritas

VERITAS Backup Exec QuickStart Edition
For the first time, VERITAS is offering a single server version of Backup Exec software called the VERITAS Backup Exec QuickStart Edition. Backup Exec QuickStart is ideal for quick and easy backup of data on single servers (file/print server, web server), is simple to set up and manage and provides cost-effective features for first-time server and storage buyers with basic IT needs. Backup Exec QuickStart software will only be available from server and storage OEMs and customer upgrades to Backup Exec 10.0 including its full array of options will be available through the worldwide network of VERITAS channel partners.

CraigV
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Hi,

Any answer to your query/solution?

CraigV
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Hi has this been a solution or not? If so, could you mark it as such please?