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How to deploy Backup Exec via the AWS Marketplace

How to deploy Veritas Backup Exec on AWS Marketplace.Veritas Backup Exec provides simple, rapid, and secure offsite backup to AWS for your in-house virtual and physical environments and protects cloud-based workloads in AWS. Veritas Backup Exec helps...

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How to deploy Backup Exec via the Azure Marketplace

How to deploy Veritas Backup Exec on Azure Marketplace.Veritas Backup Exec provides simple, rapid, and secure offsite backup to Azure for your on-premises environments and protects cloud-based workloads in Azure. Veritas Backup Exec helps customers r...

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Useful links for Upgrading Backup Exec

At its most basic, the upgrade procedure for Backup Exec is simply running installation media for the most recent version on an existing Backup Exec server. Backup Exec 15, 16 and 20 can be upgraded to Backup Exec 21 with this method. Article 1000443...

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rdmchugh by Level 1
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BE 12.5 w/ Win2008

Hi I am running BE 10d on several Win2003 servers and will be introducing 2 new Win2008 servers to the domain, one will be a DC and the other will be an Exchange 2007 server eventually.  So I have purchased BE 12.5 and would like to roll it out.  I ...

Server 2008 R2

Hi I am trying to backup a server 2008 R2 but get some errors. I'm using a fully patched 12.5 SP2 Backup Exec. Is this not possible/supported yet, or do I have to change something to make it work? I'm also trying Hyper-V server 2008 R2, but same er...

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Resolved! Exchange 2007 backups - Catastrophic Failure

So i'm using backup Exec 12.5 with SP1 and hotfixes 317412, 317920, 317966, and 318328 installed.  I'm trying to backup Exchange 2007 which is installed on a Server 2008 x64 machine.  This server hosts ONLY the exchange 2007 mailbox role.  There are ...

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License requirement for Netware agents

Hi,   I have about 40 netware 6.5 servers and 8 WIndow servers. I have one BackupExec for Window V12.5 media server. When I purchase the system, pre-sale tech support told me I do not need any license for Netware 6.5 as far as I do not require Netw...

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Backup Exec 10d will not inventory after battery backup failure

We had a battery UPS fail and shut down the server and HP robotic autoloader. I rebooted to get a good sync and it took several reboots to get things working but Backup Exec will not inventory or run jobs. It seems to have created a new drive pool an...

LR by Level 2
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Required Agents and Options

Hi, I have a client with a reasonably complex network and am a little puzzled by the licencing requirements. I have the Microsoft Essential Business Server suite running on 3 servers. I also have a seperate domain controller running terminal servic...

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BE 12.5 Intelligent Disaster Recovery Windows Server 2003

Hi All, We are using Backup Exec 12.5 with Windows Server 2003 32BIT Enterprise R2 Edition. We have 3 Virtual Servers (MS Virtual Server 2005 R2) running on the same physical server; Operating System for the Virtual Servers is Windows 2003 Server R2...

Backup Exec 12.5 Evaluation

I have downloaded a evaluation version of backup exec 12.5 from symantec.com, install it without enter any product key (the evaluation period has expired). I would like to know (I have placed order from the purchasing dept in my company but not yet r...

mhchu23 by Level 2
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Resolved! AVVI

Newbie question: I have installed BEv12.5 and VCB on the same Windows Server 2008 box. I can back up an ESX server, but it seems slow. Is there an additional install necessary for AVVI, or is it part of the BEv12.5 instal...or is it something that wa...

lanboss by Level 3
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Resolved! Backup Exec 10d Remote Agent crashes during Backup

Hi guys, we use the following configuration: SBS2003 with SP1 (OS SP2), Exchange SP2, all recent Windows updates; Backup Exec 10d, locally installed; Version 10.1 Rev. 5629 with SP3 and hot fix 48; We back up normal data and our Exchange Server; Ba...

Mats13 by Level 3
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Resolved! CPS to tape

I have Backup Exec 12.5 and CPS 12.5 and I was wondering if it was possible to either use CPS to go directly to tape, or if I use CPS to go to a local drive then if I backup that to disk can I remove the old data from the drive? I have a number of s...

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BE 12.5 SP2 and Sharepoint

Hi, I am currently having problems backing up SharePoint with BE 12.5 SP2 and all current hot fixes. The SharePoint sites and data backs up 100% (via the agent) but the actual backup job hangs in a "UPDATING CATALOGS" state. When cancelling the jo...

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Disable AOFO completely

How do you prevent Backupexec from using AOFO on 2008 remote agent? I don't even have advanced open file license, it is unchecked in backup exec options and is unchecked for the job but no matter what it tries to use VSS. Gives me catastrophic error ...

Copy Job shows 0KB in copied files

Hi, we are running BE 12.5 SP2 and we have the problem, that in B2T copy jobs media-sets are shown with 0KB, but they are backed up with for e.g. 123 KB on Disk (for e.g. M SQL Logfiles are backed up every 20 Minutes to disk and at one time backed u...

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Backup Exec Microsoft DPM Agent

Hi I am currently testing a trial version of Backup exec 12.5 on a windows 2008 server.  I need to try the Backup exec Microsoft DPM Agent but cannot find it to download it. Anyone know where I can get it from? Thanks Rob

Confrim Password is Grayed Out

All, I am new to Symantec and also new to this position here.  So I have been tasked to "figure" out what Symantec is doing wrong.  Here is the problem, well there are lots actually:  For starters, when I go to Job Setup and try to access the backup ...

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Backup selections for Windows systems

Hi All, I am trying to find out what sort of selections I need to make on various Windows servers (beyond the data files we want to keep) in order to be able to use that backup to restore a machine back to life in the event of an armageddon style IT ...

Backup Exec and Sharepoint setup

Hi, I am starting to set up Backup exec 12.5 to backup a sharepoint site.  I just wanted to clarify how best to do this. I am planning to install the program on a windows 2003 Enterprise server and for my sharepoint site I have two servers: 1 web fr...

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