Sorry guys, nothing constructive from my end. Just a useless rant, that made me want to register.
5 years of supporting various clients with various environments who have purchased Symantec Backup Exec (various versions), usually with Tape solutions. (although one with ver 2010 which supports VMWare snapshots, backing up to external NAS).
Conclusion: not worth the trouble. Unlike 5 years ago, there are now cheaper, more reliable (guess wha? the solutions you can install, configure with alerting, and then forget about it until you do your DR testing actually exist!!) alternatives out there that backup to tape or NAS or whatever you need.
The time and effort in troubleshooting these types of errors, with no conclusive causes, no systematic processes to address the issues, result in higher admin costs (tired of nursing this product), and more importantly, loss of trust from the client. I only have 2 clients left using this terrible product, and I'll be oh so happy when they get the budget approval for upgrading.
Sorry Symantec. I don't recomend your backup products anymore. I don't even know how you could possibly salvage the situation. Good luck to you.
