Backup of dual boot workstation

[Bill_Staehle]

I have Backup Exec 10d running on a Windows Server 2003 server. We are adding a workstation that will dual boot Windows XP Pro and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. on two separate hard disk drives. At any given time the system may be running either O/S. We want to back up this computer. I assume that I need to buy the Linux agent. If I do, will Backup Exec back up the Windows disk when Linux is booted and vice versa?

[Sharvari_Deshmu]

Hello,

The machine that you are backing needs to be running at that time.

Thanks,

[Bill_Staehle]

I guess I wasn't completely clear.

To clarify, I expect that the computer will be running except that it can only run 1 O/S at any given time and this could be either Linux or Windows. If it is, for example, running Linux at the time of a scheduled backup will the Linux agent on the computer also allow backup of the Windows NTFS disk and vice versa or will I have to boot Windows to get the Windows drive backed up?

[shweta_rege]

Hello,



Yes to allow backup of the Windows NTFS disk you will have to boot to Windows to get the Windows drive backed up..



Thank You,

Shweta