Where do I start

[GST]

I hope his isn't the wrong forum but I am brand new to Veritas and don't know where to begin.

First I am just trying to find out if Veritas will meet my needs.

I am putting togather Network-Attached Storage, about 1.6TB.
What I want to do to begin with is to backup all data from my current 8 windows servers, disk2disk, to the NAS.

Then I want to backup the data from the NAS to tape for archival backup. This way I will have daily quick restore ability from the NAS and secure archival tape backup.

Will Veritas do this?

If so, which Veritas module(s) do I need to do what I want to do?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Gary

[Ameet_Thakkar]

In view of the query put forward, we would like to mention explain you in best possible way.

Let us know if you are using Backup Exec v9.1 or 10.0?


Listed below are the requirements for backing up any remote Windows NT or Windows 2000/2003 computer using Backup Exec 9.x/10.x

1. A Remote Agent license must be installed on the Backup Exec server, and the Remote Agent component must be installed and running as a service on the target server. One Remote Agent license is required for each remote server that needs to be protected.

If the Remote Agent license is not installed, resources on the remote servers will be grayed out and will not be available for backup.

2. The Remote Agent license is not required for backing up Windows NT and Windows 2000 workstations, but the Remote Agent component must still be installed and running as a service on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Professional workstation computers.

3. Backup Exec service account must have permissions to back up files on the remote servers that need to be backed up, usually via the 'Domain Admins' group.

4. If a server that belongs to a workgroup is to be backed up, the server should have an account with the same account name and password as the Backup Exec service account, and this account must be added to the local administrator group.
You may also carry out local installation of remote agent on any of the remote target machine that you may wish to backup/restore.
Please carry out local installation of remote agent on the suspected machine and let us know the result of the same.
You may refer to the following technote :- How to perform a local installation of the VERITAS Backup Exec (tm) Remote Agent for Windows Servers or the Advanced Open File Option http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/258982.htm

Once you carry out the above step, please refer to the technote mentioned below in order to confirm is remote agent is properly installed on the target machine .

Title:- How to confirm if the VERITAS for Windows Servers or a complete edition of VERITAS Backup Exec (tm) is installed on a remote computer http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/255137.htm

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For Backupexec, NAS/SNAP SERVER is just another windows server on the network, this is because NAS units has the ability to mimic "real" Windows NT/2000, UNIX ,or Macintosh servers .This means that users don't have to do anything differently when they want to access them. As far as they are concerned,the NAS/SNAPSERVER unit is just another server out on the network on which to save or from which to retrieve their important files.

Therefore when you configure the SNAP SERVER The quick configuration series of menus takes you step-by-step through the process. First,you set up the current date and time for the server's clock,Then you select which networking environment you want the server to operate in. Snap Server is one of the more versatile NAS devices in that it supports AppleShare, UNIX NFS, and Novell Netware networks,in addition to standard Windows protocols. Once you choose windows networking environment and you select whether you want to use your existing user accounts on a Windows server or set up new accounts you are almost done with the SNAP SERVER configuration. While backing SNAP SERVER Backupexec will think it as another windows server on the network and thus demands "RAWS" but no component required.(Infact can not be installed).
As an additional information, kindly refer the following technote link's
1) Title:- Network Attached Storage appliance compatibility with Backup Exec 8.x and 9.x http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/237737.htm

2) Title:- Is a Remote Agent License required for backing up a SNAP server that runs on a Linux kernel?
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/264525.htm
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Yes, you can carry out each day backup to backup to disk folder and then copy the same to the tape. This can be achieved by carrying out duplicate backup's

Title:- How to duplicate backup sets in VERITAS Backup Exec (tm) 9.x for Windows Servers http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/255866.htm

We hope this helps. Let us know if you know need information.