Top 20 Technotes for Backup Exec 2010 - Updated October 2011

[Turls]

Here is the list of top 20 Backup Exec 2010 Technotes for the past quarter. Please make sure to browse the list first before you post a question here on Connect, as you may find an answer to the product issue you are seeing. Good Luck!

Document ID	Document Title
TECH24414	How to troubleshoot issues with a Robotic Library (autoloader/changer) and/or Tape Drive(s)
HOWTO21796	Best practices for Backup Exec 2010 Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
TECH137682	Backup Exec 2010 and 2010 R2 Software Compatibility List (SCL)
TECH67768	How to migrate (move) Backup Exec from one system to another with the same version of BE, Windows and same or different computer names
TECH137050	Backup Exec 2010 and 2010 R2 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
TECH46461	Step by step installation of the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux and UNIX Servers (RALUS) on the Red Hat Linux platform.
TECH27875	E000FED1 - A failure occurred querying the Writer status
DOC2211	Symantec Backup Exec (TM) 2010 R2 Administrator's Guide
TECH8326	Reasons why the data throughput rate can be slower than the theoretical maximum when backing up to or restoring from tape media or disk (B2D) & how to troubleshoot or improve backup performance
TECH126401	Best Practices for Backup Exec 2010  - Table of Contents
TECH77887	Symantec Backup Exec (TM) 2010 Administrator's Guide (English)
TECH51740	Configuration requirements to backup or restore Exchange 2007 and to perform Exchange GRT (Granular Recovery Technology) backups or restores
TECH28862	"Job failed running its test run. See log file for details" (a0008703 HEX or e0008703 HEX) No devices found to run job is reported when running a "Test Run"
TECH64095	Granular Restore Technology (GRT) enabled backup of the Exchange Information Store fails with error "Cannot log on to MAPI with the specified credentials"
TECH56516	Error: e0008821: Job was recovered as a result of Backup Exec RPC service starting. No user action is required.
TECH126063	A database backup completes with exception: V-79-40960-37914 - Database DATABASENAME is configured to maintain transaction logs.  Transaction log backups are not being performed.  This will result in the log growing to fill all available disk space.
TECH53032	When attempting to run a backup job "Physical Volume Library Drive not available" Error occurs
TECH91735	How to perform a local installation of the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers or the Advanced Open File Option
TECH159557	How to: Direct upgrade path from Backup Exec 11d/12.0/12.5/2010/2010 R2 for Windows Servers to Backup Exec 2010 R3
TECH70486	How to Re-register Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Components on Windows 2008.

[Ajit_Jha]

Any Technote for Desining Backup Solution for SAN users ? Please share if you have

[sammyc53]

Interesting how none of these are pertaining to RESTORES!  This is the most important part of Backup/Recovery software, yet the Symantec documentation on restores is very limited and basic.  Doesn't cover many real world scenarios.

[Mamadou]

Nice post,

i'm looking for the same post for BE 2010 R3. i use this last one more than the previous

[CraigV]

...just came across this now, but you'd be looking at something like HP's SAN Design Reference Guide that lays out how a SAN should be implemented according to best practices and rules, and then the BE Admin Guide with regards to SAN SSO...