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Backup Exec 22.2 - BETA Program registration is open

We are recruiting for our exclusive BETA Program for Veritas Backup Exec 22.2, and we hope that you will consider joining. The program is tentatively planned to start May 29 and run through June 19, 2023. The actual time commitment that we would requ...

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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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Restoring a 3 tape set when 1st tape is missing

We have some critical data to restore and the first tape in the set is missing. It has probably been overwritten. Is there any way to restore the data on the 2 remaining tapes? It seems like the first tape contains the index & when I try to restore...

Backup Exec Job Engine Stops

Hello,Can anyone offer any advise please? Our backup exec job engine has just recently stopped itself after a backup has completed. Therefore having to go in manually each morning and starting the services.Does anyone know a fix for this please?Tha...

Change (not move) database location

I have an Backup Exec 10 server with the database on a separate SQL 2000 server. I want to move the database to another SQL 2000 server.The Backup Exec Utility wants to shut down the existing SQL server, which it cannot do (presumably because it's on...

SP4a Upgrade failure

I'm getting the following error when I attempt to upgrade my remote servers after installation of be4691rsp4a_280008.exe on my media server. This Veritas software is so buggy I can't tell if it's me or the program. I followed the documentation to a T...

Device Error. The drive hardware is offline!

G,day !Having some problems with Backup Exec ver. 10.1d for windows server.Is been happening for couple weeks and I run out options how to fix this.Here is problem:Backup jobs failing with alert "Device Error. The drive hardware is offline!"In window...

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Perplexing issue backing up to removable hard drives

Hi all,I have a client that is using 2 external USB 2.0 hard drives to back up their Windows 2003 Small Businss Server. I know, they should be using tape, I've tried to convince them of that, but they won't switch (even after having one of the backu...

"Media Mount failed" in 9.1

Hi,I am getting this error :"Media mount failed.User canceled a Physical Volume Library operation.The media operation was terminated by the user."I get this error after I cancel a job because it is asking for overwritable media. But, I have configur...

20GB Tape only getting 20GB with Compression

Hello. I just installed BE 10.0d to a Win2k3 SBS box, with a Travan 20/40GB internal IDE tape drive. My backup job is estimating 26GB of data, but the tapes are showing full at 21GB.I did allow BE to use it's own drivers.Any suggestions?

Device Error. The drive hardware is offline!

G,day ! Having some problems with Backup Exec ver. 10.1d for windows server. Is been happening for couple weeks and I run out options how to fix this. Here is problem: Backup jobs failing with alert "Device Error. The drive hardware is offline!" ...

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Drive configuration settings revert to default

We recently implemented a new server and upgraded to Veritas version 10. The default drive settings in Veritas have the block size set to 1k resulting in 26 hour backups. For the backup to run overnight, I have to change the block size and buffer s...

Unable to run report. No further information available

I am getting this error when I try to run a report "Unable to run report. No further information available". I found the following document http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/272065.htm which says I need the following directories, which I have:C...

Lost Catalogs

Hey everyone,I need some help here. I was attempting to read some old catalog files from a few years ago. To accomplish this I did the following:-Shut down all backup exec services.-moved current catalog files to a temp folder-moved old catalog fi...

Moving 9.0

I need to move an installation of BE 9.0 from one Windows server to another. Oh, and I don't have the installation media anymore. Can I download the software and re-install using the serial number from the current server?-- Brian

Unerase a quick erase?

We are Using Backup Exec for Windows v10. We had a good backup but the tape was erased using the quick erase. A subsequent backup failed and now we need to restore files from the tape that was erased. Is there any way to recover the data on that t...

incompatible media error

All of a sudden my server has stopped backing up to my Compaq/HP DLT VS80. It complains about incompatible media. So far here is what I have done without any luck.1) Clean tape drive2) Insert brand new media3) Apply SP4 to BEXEC4) Run R/W and full ...